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Miguel

Boy

Meaning of Miguel: Hebrew: 'who is like God'

Miguel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 222nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 576th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#222

1,661 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#576

66 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

191,562

First recorded 1880 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 2,417 babies1982: 2,653 babies1983: 2,411 babies1984: 2,454 babies1985: 2,555 babies1986: 2,596 babies1987: 2,671 babies1988: 2,760 babies1989: 3,106 babies1990: 3,733 babies19901991: 3,979 babies1992: 4,214 babies1993: 4,383 babies1994: 4,064 babies1995: 3,983 babies1996: 4,184 babies1997: 4,248 babies1998: 4,273 babies1999: 4,223 babies2000: 4,693 babies20002001: 4,573 babies2002: 4,661 babies2003: 4,602 babies2004: 4,539 babies2005: 4,689 babies2006: 4,910 babies2007: 4,914 babies2008: 4,468 babies2009: 4,174 babies2010: 3,464 babies20102011: 3,169 babies2012: 2,942 babies2013: 2,894 babies2014: 2,757 babies2015: 2,573 babies2016: 2,512 babies2017: 2,280 babies2018: 2,185 babies2019: 2,190 babies2020: 2,053 babies20202021: 1,950 babies2022: 2,040 babies2023: 1,900 babies2024: 1,931 babies2025: 1,661 babies
US babies named Miguel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,914.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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