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Meaning

The name Diego has the following meaning:

He who supplants.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Diego is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 82 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Diego fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 75 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Diego in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Diego is pronounced as dee-eh-go

Origins

Diego originates from the Spanish language.
See other suggested Spanish boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Diego and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Diego: Boys - Cortez, Refugio, Girls - Belen, Litzy, Both genders - Cielo, Dolores, Guadalupe, Jade, Linda, Lynn

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Diego: Dago, Diogo, Dyego, Santiago (Spanish)

Style

We think the name Diego should fall under the following style category: Latino/Latina.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Diego to be: Intelligent, handsome and sophisticated chap

In one word, you might describe Diego as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Diego (or its variants) are:

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez , born on 6 June, a famous painter. Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez 's background: A Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV. He was an individualistic artist of the contemporary baroque period, important as a portrait artist.

Diego Rivera , born on 8 December, a famous painter. Diego Rivera 's background: A world-famous Mexican painter, an active communist, and husband of Frida Kahlo. Rivera's large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Renaissance.

Diego Armando Maradona , born on 30 October, a famous athlete. Diego Armando Maradona 's background: A former Argentine football player. He played in four World Cups and split with Pele the FIFA Player of the Century award, after being voted first in 2000 in an internet poll on the organisation's website to determine opinion on the best player of the 20th century.
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