The name Thiago is a variant of Tiago, the Portuguese form of James and a distant relative of the name Jacob. Therefore, Thiago is among the long list of names that mean "supplanter" or "holder of the heel." It first appeared in the Social Security Administration's top 1,000 for boy names in 2012 and has seen massive growth in the years since. Thiago was just the 860th most popular boy's name in 2012, but rose to 200th by 2018 and 71st by 2023. "Hollyoaks" star Gemma Atkinson named her son Thiago Thomas, born in 2023.
