Diogo

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A few things about Diogo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Diogo

Diogo Jota

Portuguese footballer (1996-2025)

Choose Diogo and your child shares a first name with Diogo Jota, a Portuguese footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Diogo, like who?” Diogo Jota's Wikipedia article is available in 72 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 169,492 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Diogo, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Diogo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryDiogo first shows up in US birth records in 2001, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2004, when it ranked #1,834. Today it's #7,679, so it could be due a comeback.
• ✨New on the sceneDiogo wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2001.
• 🚀TrendDiogo has climbed 1,875 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,679. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Diogo

Diogo is a boy name of English and Portuguese origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with D and ending in “-ogo”. US birth records list Diogo for boys from 2001 to 2025, in 24 of those 25 years. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked #1,834 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,679, with 10 babies.

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