US rank #9437 Boys' name Peak 2004 441 births

Diogo — #9437 US boys' name

441 babies named Diogo in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s3052010s952020s41
#9437
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Diogo was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

67 babies were named Diogo in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Diogo

The Social Security Administration has registered 441 babies named Diogo between 2001 and 2024, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Diogo currently holds the #9437 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Diogo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Diogo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Diogo in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Diogo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 441 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Diogo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

441

Since 2001

24 years of records

Peak year

2004

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,437

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2001

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2024

Diogo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2001

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
67
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
020406080 202420212017201420112008200520022001 6

Diogo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
305 births that decade — 69% of Diogo's all-time total
2000s3052010s952020s41

Diogo by state

Where Diogo concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Diogo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
54 12.2%
#2 Texas
30 6.8%
#3 New York
27 6.1%
#4 New Jersey
22 5.0%
#5 Florida
13 2.9%
#6 Massachusetts
6 1.4%
#7 Illinois
5 1.1%
California share of Diogo's total US births 12.2%
Even split

54 of 441 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Diogo?
441 babies have been named Diogo since 2001. It currently ranks #9437 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 67 births.
When was Diogo most popular?
Diogo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Diogo most popular?
The top states for the name Diogo are California (54 births), Texas (30 births), New York (27 births).
How long has the name Diogo been used?
Diogo has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 24 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Diogo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Dion, Dionte, Dionicio, Dior, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.