Miguel is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Miguel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Miguel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Miguel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Miguel is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “who is like God”. the Spanish and Portuguese form of Michael.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 191,562 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,416 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 17 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 153 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Miguel per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2007 (4,914/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2023 (80/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2024 (17/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (4/yr).
Miguel has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2007, when it ranked #152 nationally (given to 4,965 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
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