Diego
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Spanish Diego. Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Diego (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Diego has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2016. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 190 |
| 2000 | 202 |
| 2001 | 221 |
| 2002 | 233 |
| 2003 | 243 |
| 2004 | 261 |
| 2005 | 279 |
| 2006 | 299 |
| 2007 | 326 |
| 2008 | 364 |
| 2009 | 391 |
| 2010 | 412 |
| 2011 | 431 |
| 2012 | 461 |
| 2013 | 491 |
| 2014 | 508 |
| 2015 | 538 |
| 2016 | 565 |
| 2017 | 612 |
| 2018 | 634 |
| 2019 | 664 |
| 2020 | 675 |
Diego in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Diego.Hi! My name is Diego.
- Diego bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Diego lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Diego kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Diego is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Diegos mamma är lärare.Diego's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Diegos mamma is Diego's mum.
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Questions about Diego
How do you pronounce Diego in Swedish?
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What does the name Diego mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Spanish Diego. Borrowed from Spanish Diego, from an Iberian Didacus, of uncertain origin.
How popular is Diego in Sweden?
12 babies were named Diego in 2022. In 2020, 675 people in Sweden had Diego as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2016 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.