Diego

Spanish variation of James

"supplanter"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

Diego Origin and Meaning

The name Diego is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "supplanter".

The energetic Diego is rising rapidly along with a lot of other authentically Spanish baby names that work perfectly well with surnames of any origin.

Possibly a derivative of Santiago, Diego is a Sevillian saint, and one notable cultural namesake is Mexican painter Diego Rivera.

# 124 in the US

Diego Rank in US Top 1000

# 302 on Nameberry

Diego Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Diego Popularity

124US2022
302Nameberry2024
434England2021
84France2021
206Germany2016
11Italy2022
14Spain2022
30Portugal2020
94Belgium2022
28Switzerland2022
26Chile2021
10Mexico2021

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Famous People Named Diego

Diego Alberto MilitoArgentine footballer
Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzinindigenous Mexican who saw visions of the Virgin Mary
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y VelázquezSpanish painter
Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera (y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez)Mexican muralist
Diego ForlanUruguayan footballer
Diego KlattenhoffCanadian actor
Diego Armando MaradonaArgentine footballer
Diego Luna (Alexander)Mexican actor
Diego da Silva CostaBrazilian footballer
Diego Ribas da CunhaBrazilian footballer
Diego Pablo SimeoneArgentine footballer and manager

Diego in Pop Culture

Diegomain character on animated series "Go, Diego, Go!;" cousin of Dora the Explorer
Diego de la Vega aka Zorrocharacter in the Zorro films
Diegothe saber,toothed tiger in the Ice Age Movies
Diegocharacter in the movie "Sky"
Diego Rosalescharacter in Cassandra Clare's "The Dark Artifices" series
Diego Armando aka Godotcharacter in video game 'Ace Attorney'
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Diego Bustamantecharacter on Mexican telenovela Rebelde
Diego Caplancharacter in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery