Given name & surname
Yago
“he who supplants”
In Spanish use, Yago has a related form in Iago. In Spanish use, Iago carries the interpretation “he who supplants.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Yago carries the interpretation “he who supplants.” In Spanish use, Yago has a related form in Iago. In Spanish use, Iago carries the interpretation “he who supplants.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Yago is used as a form of Iago.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yago through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 302
- 302 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #8,224 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,224 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 42.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 294 as a first name in 2020; 422 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yago’s family of names
In English usage, Yago shares an earlier linguistic root with James. In Spanish usage, Yago has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jacob. In Spanish usage, Yago has a conventional equivalent in the English form James.
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Around the world
Yago has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
16 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yago
- Yago LamelaSpanish athletics competitor (1977-2014)
- Yago PikachuBrazilian association football playerborn 1992
- Yago dos SantosBrazilian basketball player (born 1999)
- Yago AbuladzeRussian judokaborn 1997
- Yago SantiagoSpanish association football playerborn 2003
- Yagoassociation football playerborn 1997
- YagoBrazilian association football playerborn 1992
- Yago FelipeBrazilian association football playerborn 1995
- Yago GonzálezSpanish footballerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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