boy's name

Diogo

  • Origin Portuguese
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,235

Northern Ireland

#340

2008 births

Diogo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Diogo is a name of Portuguese origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2012, when 75 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 9,069 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1971.

Diogo over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

620
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Diogo by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 5
1980s 25
1990s 95
2000s 350
2010s 620
2020s (to 2025) 300

How popular is Diogo?

In 2025, Diogo was given to 65 babies in France, ranking #652 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Diogo is used

Northern Ireland #340 4 in 2008
France #652 65 in 2025
Canada #3,104 5 in 2018
England & Wales #3,395 6 in 2025
United States #7,815 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Diogo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Diogo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Diogo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Diogo in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Other forms
Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
Thiago Tiago Diago

Sibling names for Diogo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Diogo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Diogo

How popular is the name Diogo?

In 2025, Diogo was given to 65 babies in France, ranking #652 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Diogo a girl's or a boy's name?

Diogo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Diogo most popular?

Diogo peaked in 2012, when 75 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Diogo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Diogo currently ranks #652 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.