Miguel
Miguel is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Galician.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Galician
Meaning & Origin of Miguel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miguel is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese, Galician.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Galician
The Story of Miguel
The earliest SSA record of Miguel as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 12 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 4,906 newborns named Miguel — #94 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Miguel on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Miguel ranks #187 for baby boys with 1,890 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 193K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Miguel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Miguel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Miguel
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About the name Miguel
Miguel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 193K births in the dataset. Miguel's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #86. Use the chart and map above to compare Miguel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.