Diego vs Diesel

Side-by-side comparison of Diego and Diesel — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Diego

Boy name · Rank #145

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Name B

Diesel

Boy name · Rank #3191

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Metric Diego Diesel
Current Rank #145 #3191
Total Births (all years) 123,789 2,032
Peak Year 2006 2014
Peak Year Births 8,403 156
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1887 2001

Births by Decade

Decade Diego Diesel
1880ss 5 —
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 112 —
1920ss 197 —
1930ss 188 —
1940ss 224 —
1950ss 350 —
1960ss 633 —
1970ss 1,244 —
1980ss 3,903 —
1990ss 13,455 —
2000ss 56,039 488
2010ss 33,380 1,232
2020ss 14,054 312

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Diego Diesel
2014 3,171 156
2015 3,235 140
2016 3,201 135
2017 3,101 119
2018 2,884 96
2019 2,988 86
2020 2,910 79
2021 2,924 80
2022 2,968 54
2023 2,746 61
2024 2,506 38

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1887–2024.

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