Miguel

Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Spanish/Portuguese (from Hebrew via Greek and Latin) — Variant of Michael

Boy's name · #212 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Miguel's best rank, #86, came in 2000; it has settled back to #212 today. Roughly 191,000 boys have been named Miguel since 1880.

Across the states

See where Miguel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Miguel is especially popular in Brazil.

#2 in Brazil (2025) · #11 in Portugal (2023) · #30 in Spain (2024) · #58 in Mexico (2024) · #68 in Ecuador (2025) · #94 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #277 in Switzerland (2025) · #368 in Ireland (2025) · #382 in New Zealand (2025) · #482 in France (2025) · #495 in England & Wales (2025) · #520 in Netherlands (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Miguels

Miguel de Cervantes — Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547–1616)
Miguel Ángel Asturias — Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)
Miguel de Unamuno — Spanish poet (1864–1936)
Miguel Díaz-Canel — Cuban politician (born 1960)
Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estella — Spanish politician (1870–1930)

In stories & tradition

Miguel (Spider-Man 2099) — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (film)
Miguel Caballero Rojo — Tekken 6 (video game)
Miguel Alvarez — Oz (TV series)

What Miguels become

Among 5,811 notable people named Miguel:

Military figures appear 1.47× more often than among typical names — e.g. Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel, Spanish general; (1771–1843).

Similar names: Micheal · Jesus · Mitchell · Alejandro · Angel · Rafael

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