Diako
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dee-AH-koh
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Diako is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Diako mean?
Kurdish form of Deioces, the Median king
Kurdish form of Deioces, the founder of the Median kingdom according to the Greek historian Herodotus.
Is Diako a girl's or a boy's name?
Diako is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Diako in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Diako, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Diako than any year since 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Diako in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Names like Diako
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Shko, Dakota, Yug, Guto, Loki, Kenzo, Rumi, Minh, Yusuf, Ruairi, Yoan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Diako: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/diako, updated 20 October 2026.