Miguel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like god; form of Michael.
How Miguel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #162 |
| 2016 | #163 |
| 2017 | #176 |
| 2018 | #179 |
| 2019 | #178 |
| 2020 | #187 |
| 2021 | #195 |
| 2022 | #185 |
| 2023 | #194 |
| 2024 | #189 |
| 2025 | #212 |
Miguel by the numbers
In 2025, 78 babies in England and Wales were named Miguel. In the US, 2,266 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,902 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 450 American boys born that year was called Miguel.
Other names that come from Michael
Like Miguel, each of these traces back to Michael: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Michellewho is like god; feminine form of Michael1,421 in the US (2017)
- Michaelawho is like God; feminine form of Michael599 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Micaelawho is like god; feminine form of Michael239 in the US (2017)
- Mikewho is like god; a form of Michael218 in the US (2017)
- Mishawho is like God; a form of Michael24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mickeywho is like God; form of Michael107 in the US (2017)
- Mikaeelwho is like god; a form of Michael89 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Miguel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Miquelwho is like god; form of michael10 in the US (2017)
- Manuelgod is with us1,319 in the US (2017)
- Misaelwho is like god; a form of michael243 in the US (2017)
- Mikaelwho is like god; Scandinavian form of Michael67 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mikelwho is like God; a form of Michael138 in the US (2017)
- Michelwho is like god; form of Michael39 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Miguel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Miguel
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