The baby name Diaz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ˈdi.as (DEE-ahs),English: ˈdiːəz or ˈdiːæz (DEE-az).
Diaz is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Diaz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ˈdi.as (DEE-ahs),English: ˈdiːəz or ˈdiːæz (DEE-az).
Diaz is Spanish in Origin.
Diaz is the Anglicized form of Spanish Díaz, a patronymic surname meaning “son of Diego.” It follows medieval Iberian patronymic patterns (-ez/-az) attached to a father’s given name; here, from Diego, often Latinized as Didacus (of uncertain origin) and historically conflated with Santiago/James. Thus the name denotes “descendant of Diego” and is sometimes associated more broadly with “James.” The Portuguese cognate is Dias, and Spanish variants include Díez/Diez. The form without the accent, Diaz, is common in English contexts.
As a given name, Diaz is a modern, gender-neutral choice influenced by the surname-to-first-name trend, especially in the United States, Latin America, and the Philippines, where the surname is widespread from Spanish colonial history. Pronounced DEE-ahz in English and DEE-ahs in Spanish, it offers crisp brevity with strong Iberian flair. Related given names include Diego, Diogo, Tiago/Iago, and Santiago. Alternate spellings: Díaz (Spanish), Dias (Portuguese).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 0 | #18 | 5 | 704 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EC | 0 | #120 | 2 | 2,502 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #131 | 5 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #163 | 5 | 3,171 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #181 | 3 | 1,578 |
| AR | 0 | #191 | 3 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #244 | 3 | 3,322 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #246 | 8 | 6,830 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #252 | 38 | 6,578 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #253 | 4 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #287 | 3 | 8,139 |
| GT | 0 | #295 | 20 | 5,948 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| PE | 0 | #326 | 4 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #373 | 18 | 13,098 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #384 | 16 | 5,922 |
| France | Boys | 2017 | #394 | 3 | 2,842 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BO | 0 | #400 | 9 | 6,868 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #400 | 75 | 7,625 |
| CL | 0 | #402 | 10 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #402 | 12 | 8,339 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #420 | 48 | 7,628 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #450 | 32 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #465 | 16 | 7,768 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 36 | 7,500 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #471 | 17 | 10,188 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #505 | 11 | 19,177 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #512 | 7 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #518 | 9 | 12,621 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #528 | 9 | 6,731 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #541 | 13 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #564 | 36 | 8,289 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #566 | 27 | 9,244 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #566 | 8 | 11,342 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #567 | 99 | 13,390 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #568 | 8 | 12,054 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #569 | 409 | 15,656 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #574 | 13 | 18,916 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #599 | 13 | 9,488 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #642 | 9 | 16,104 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #692 | 303 | 16,355 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #750 | 129 | 14,506 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #788 | 64 | 14,098 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #852 | 231 | 16,140 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #879 | 52 | 5,610 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #882 | 62 | 14,861 |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #894 | 5 | 7,187 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #909 | 27 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #932 | 20 | 5,873 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #955 | 29 | 5,561 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #981 | 203 | 17,781 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #982 | 13 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,064 | 48 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,086 | 43 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,146 | 31 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,164 | 15 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,416 | 56 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,430 | 17 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,583 | 32 | 28,008 |
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