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Diego

Say it: dee-AY-go/diˈeɪ.ɡoʊ/

Boy5 letters3 syllables

#372

in Ireland (2025)

#360 with spellings combined

10

babies in 2025

#270

best rank (2021)

188

babies since 1980

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10-year rank change

Diego through the years

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Diego: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202505101520196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2021: 16
Diego: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Diego: per 10,000 boys per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202502468196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 boys listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (boys)Rank
202510#360
20247#454
202310#351
20227#438
202116#270
20205#528
201912#324
201810#359
20177#443
20165#541
201511#355
20146#508
201312#338
20124#616
20113#730
20106#491
20099#386
20086#472
200710#326
20066#385
20045#391
20035#375
20023#451
20004#347
19873#303
19863#317
19803#321

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

★ What does Diego mean?

Uncertain

Spanish, from the medieval Latin name Didacus, of uncertain origin.

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deeAYgo

The story of Diego

Diego is a Spanish name. In medieval Latin records it appears as Didacus, but where that came from is not clear, so we have left the meaning open. It has long been common in Spain and across Latin America.

The footballer Diego Maradona, who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup, made the name known everywhere. The Mexican painter Diego Rivera is another famous bearer.

In Ireland Diego has been given in small numbers since the 2000s. Its best year so far was 2021, when 16 boys were named Diego, at number 270. There were 10 in 2025.

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Sources
  • Wiktionary: Diego (English proper noun)
  • CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences

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In Northern Ireland

#395 in 2025 with 3 babies. Best rank #387 (2010); 12 babies since 2010.

Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.

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