Tiago
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- tee-AH-go
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #624 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,115 for boys
Tiago is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “supplanter”. In 2025 it ranked 624th for boys in the UK (67 babies) and 1,115th for boys in the US (192 babies).
What does Tiago mean?
Hebrew: Portuguese form of James
“supplanter”
A Portuguese form of James, taken from Santiago, Saint James, and ultimately from the Hebrew name Jacob.
Is Tiago a girl's or a boy's name?
Tiago is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 67 boys in the UK and 192 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Tiago in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 624th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 67 about 1 in 4,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 67 boys in the UK were named Tiago, making it the 624th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 737th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 82 boys.
Half of all the boys named Tiago in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 195 boys in the UK were given Tiago or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #273, up from #624 for this spelling alone.
- Thiago 128
- Tiago 67
Among boys in 2025, it was 578th in England and Wales.
Tiago in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 67 | #624 |
| 2024 | 62 | #663 |
| 2023 | 62 | #646 |
| 2022 | 68 | #606 |
| 2021 | 82 | #535 |
| 2020 | 50 | #737 |
| 2019 | 39 | #859 |
| 2018 | 52 | #728 |
| 2017 | 49 | #763 |
| 2016 | 44 | #806 |
| 2015 | 47 | #764 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 52 | #708 |
| 2012 | 34 | #957 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 45 | #751 |
| 2009 | 54 | #659 |
| 2008 | 45 | #734 |
| 2007 | 52 | #634 |
| 2006 | 60 | #550 |
| 2005 | 42 | #689 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 17 | #1,008 |
| 2000 | 17 | #990 |
| 1999 | 15 | #1,043 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 14 | #1,066 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Tiago in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,115th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 192 about 1 in 8,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 192 boys in the US were named Tiago, making it the 1,115th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,335th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 216 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Tiago in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 6,027 boys in the US were given Tiago or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #54, up from #1,115 for this spelling alone.
- Thiago 5,835
- Tiago 192
Tiago in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 192 | #1,115 |
| 2024 | 182 | #1,151 |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,031 |
| 2022 | 216 | #1,025 |
| 2021 | 152 | #1,253 |
| 2020 | 134 | #1,335 |
| 2019 | 138 | #1,322 |
| 2018 | 139 | #1,305 |
| 2017 | 122 | #1,421 |
| 2016 | 140 | #1,295 |
| 2015 | 159 | #1,168 |
| 2014 | 142 | #1,257 |
| 2013 | 138 | #1,261 |
| 2012 | 115 | #1,439 |
| 2011 | 112 | #1,459 |
| 2010 | 122 | #1,376 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,443 |
| 2008 | 97 | #1,613 |
| 2007 | 69 | #2,016 |
| 2006 | 79 | #1,758 |
| 2005 | 71 | #1,810 |
| 2004 | 41 | #2,595 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,202 |
| 2002 | 25 | #3,445 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,292 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 12 | #4,690 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 14 | #3,998 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 12 | #3,910 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
Names like Tiago
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Iago, Luca, Jago, Santiago, Cruz, Diego, Rio, Ezra, Arlo, Marco, Perez, Romeo
Other spellings of Tiago
Names related to Tiago
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Tiago: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/tiago, updated 20 October 2026.