Tiago

Meaning: Heel-grabber
Origin: Portuguese (from Hebrew) — Portuguese form of James/Jacob

Boy's name · #1117 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Tiago is climbing: on the charts since 1982, it is ranked #1117 in 2025, with about 190 boys given the name last year. Roughly 3,200 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#79 in France (2025) · #136 in Belgium (2025) · #152 in Switzerland (2025) · #392 in Ecuador (2025) · #478 in Poland (2025) · #492 in Austria (2025) · #582 in England & Wales (2025) · #738 in Netherlands (2025) · #977 in Sweden (2025) · #1,046 in Ireland (2025) · #653 in Canada (2024).

Famous Tiagos

Tiago Mendes — Portuguese footballer and manager
Tiago Splitter — Brazilian basketball player
Tiago Ilori — Portuguese-English association football player
Tiago Monteiro — Portuguese professional racing driver
Tiago Djaló — Portoguese football player

What Tiagos become

Among 443 notable people named Tiago:

Sports figures appear 2.71× more often than among typical names — e.g. Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer and manager.

Similar names: Jaime · Scout · Tylen · Santhiago · Manolo · Tidus

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