Diogo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- dee-OH-goo
- Origin
- Portuguese
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,675 for boys
Diogo is a boys' name of Portuguese origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).
What does Diogo mean?
Portuguese: Portuguese form of Diego, perhaps from Santiago
Diogo Cao was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator who explored the African coast and reached the Congo River.
Is Diogo a girl's or a boy's name?
Diogo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Diogo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Diogo, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Diogo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Diogo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 27 | #959 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 18 | #1,030 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,142 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
How popular is Diogo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,675th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10 about 1 in 170,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Diogo, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 67 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Diogo in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Diogo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #7,675 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 18 | #4,981 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,563 |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,830 |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,040 |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,121 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
Names like Diogo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Iago, Diego, Luca, Thiago, Perez, Jago, Viggo, Santiago, Cruz, Marco, Indigo, Rio
Names related to Diogo
More Portuguese names
Zaire, Lua, Vasco, Romario, Sereia, Luar, Evora, Brazil, Aires, Mariaalice, Marques, Tavares, Anajulia, Tavaris, Joia, Marialuiza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Diogo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/diogo, updated 20 October 2026.