Miguel

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A few things about Miguel you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Miguel

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)

Choose Miguel and your child shares a first name with Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Miguel, like who?” Miguel de Cervantes's Wikipedia article is available in 249 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Attributed to Juan de Jáuregui, Public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,028 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Miguel, 1,661 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Miguel would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMiguel has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Miguels, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2000, when it reached #86.
• 📉Then vs nowMiguel was 2.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 420 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,028.
• 🍂TrendMiguel has slipped 23 places over the last five years and now sits at #212. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMiguel is most popular in New Mexico, where it ranks #82, followed by Arizona (#112) and Texas (#113). It's in the top 1,000 in 39 states.
• 💬MeaningMiguel is a Spanish form of Michael, which means “who is like God”. Our records link it to Hebrew, Old French and Portuguese roots.
• 🌍OriginMiguel is the #2 most popular Old French boy name in the US. That's out of 21 Old French boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Miguel

Miguel is a boy name of Hebrew, Old French and Portuguese origin meaning “who is like God”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-uel”. US birth records list Miguel for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 144 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked #86 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #212, with 1,661 babies.

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