Miguela
Miguela is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Miguela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Miguela is a name with multiple cultural origins: Spanish, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Miguela
Miguela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1923: 9 births, good for #3,350 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Miguelas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1989 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 19 Miguelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Miguela
Miguela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Miguela's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #3,350. Use the chart and map above to compare Miguela'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 .
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