How Many People Are Named Diogenes?
people named Diogenes are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,357,136 people in the US has this name
Based on 153 babies named Diogenes in Social Security records from 1970 to 2011, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
10 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and γενης (genes) meaning "born". This was the name of a Greek Cynic philosopher.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Diogenes in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Diogenes alive today is about 35 years old, and 70% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 24 and 45 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Diogenes first appears in the records in 1970 and was given most often in 1991, to 10 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2011.
Babies given the name each year, 1970 to 2011
🏆 Rank History
Diogenes has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,950, in 1970.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,950 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,465 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Diogenes alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Diogenes were born in New York than in any other state: about 24 of those alive today.
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