Diesel is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2014 and has grown less common since.
Diesel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,335 for boy births in the United States (and #5,032 across all names), given to 59 babies. Diesel first appears in 2001 and peaked in 2014 (156 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | #2,335 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | #3,176 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #2,295 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | #2,527 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | #1,906 |
| 2020 | 79 | 79 | #1,879 |
| 2019 | 86 | 86 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 96 | 96 | #1,665 |
| 2017 | 119 | 119 | #1,441 |
| 2016 | 135 | 135 | #1,327 |
| 2015 | 141 | 141 | #1,273 |
| 2014 | 156 | 156 | #1,186 |
| 2013 | 135 | 135 | #1,288 |
| 2012 | 134 | 134 | #1,297 |
| 2011 | 123 | 123 | #1,365 |
| 2010 | 108 | 108 | #1,505 |
| 2009 | 119 | 119 | #1,415 |
| 2008 | 90 | 90 | #1,695 |
| 2007 | 79 | 79 | #1,834 |
| 2006 | 65 | 65 | #2,044 |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | #2,580 |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | #3,238 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | #3,381 |
| 2002 | 25 | 25 | #3,474 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #6,579 |