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Tiago

Tiago: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“supplanter”
Origin
Spanish
Say it
tee-AH-go · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Iberian form of Santiago and ultimately of Jacob/James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov. Common in Portuguese and Spanish usage.

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How popular is Tiago?

202454.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Tiago in 2024181

2024 rank#1,156 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18803,035

Tiago is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Tiago

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • SantiagoSaint James · Spanish
  • Santisaintly; of the saints · Spanish
  • Mateogift of God · Spanish
  • Thiagosupplanter · Spanish
  • JoseGod will add · Spanish
  • Diegosupplanter · Spanish
  • Alejandrodefender of men · Spanish
  • Elianthe Lord is my God · Spanish

Tiago questions

What does the name Tiago mean?

Tiago means "supplanter". It comes from Spanish. Iberian form of Santiago and ultimately of Jacob/James, from Hebrew Ya'aqov. Common in Portuguese and Spanish usage.

Is Tiago a boy or girl name?

Tiago is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Tiago?

181 US babies were named Tiago in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Tiago?

Tiago is usually pronounced tee-AH-go.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.