Miguel
Boy nameMiguel has been given to 191,562 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2007 and currently ranks #212 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /miˈɡɛl/
Origin: Portuguese and Spanish
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
191,562
Peak year
2007 (4,914 babies)
Rank in 2025
#212 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -35%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Miguel
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)
Sebastián Piñera
Chilean entrepreneur and politician (1949–2024)
Miguel de Unamuno
Spanish poet (1864-1936)
Miguel Díaz-Canel
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and top leader of Cuba since 2021
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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