Miguel

What Miguel means

Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael, meaning “who is like God?”

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael || From Middle English Michael, from Old French Michel, Old English Michahel, from their source Latin Michaēl, Michāhēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Miguel” (revision 93542299) and “Michael” (revision 94541667), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Miguel?

US: Falling: down from #161 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #601 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2002, when 4,644 boys got the name (#89 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 1,028 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 3,486 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in NM (3.38 per 1,000 boys), AZ (2.26 per 1,000 boys), TX (2.01 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Miguel is #212 in the US and #494 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Miguel were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

If you like Miguel

Boys

• Luis#144Same root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Juan#159Spanish, meaning “Yahweh is gracious”^*
• Carlos#150Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, meaning “free man”^*
• Jesus#173Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2004, with 6,472 babies; 2,078 in 2025
• Jose#95Same root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”^*
• Antonio#176Same root as Anthony, meaning “flower”^*

For a sister

• Brianna#222Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #82 in 2015, #222 in 2025
• Emily#34“rival, emulator”^*
• Anna#107Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #107 in 2025
• Julia#131Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2001, with 8,838 babies; 2,172 in 2025
• Jasmine#206Editor’s note Down from #110 in 2015 to #206 in 2025 in the US
• Samantha#151“listener”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Miguel’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.