Miguel

Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194 · #212 for boys in 2025, 1,661 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 4,673 births
Debut · boys
12 births
In top 100 · boys
18 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
190,566
since 1880

Miguel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #86, 2000boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2121,661
2024—#1891,931
2023#15,1945#1941,895
2022—#1852,040
2021—#1961,950
2020—#1892,053
2019#15,5395#1782,185
2018—#1792,185
2017—#1762,280
2016#16,2155#1632,507
2015—#1612,573
2014—#1472,757
2013#14,5826#1352,888
2012—#1312,942
2011—#1263,169
2010#13,4487#1133,457
2009—#1004,174
2008#7,07318#1014,450
2007#12,6768#944,906
2006#13,6067#894,903
2005#8,88312#934,677
2004#7,82814#964,525
2003#9,67110#954,592
2002#6,39217#894,644
2001#6,95615#874,558
2000#5,49120#864,673
1999#6,19116#914,207
1998#5,79917#904,256
1997#6,48314#914,234
1996#4,30624#914,160
1995#3,58530#943,953
1994#3,53631#944,033
1993#3,29034#884,349
1992#2,86941#904,173
1991#3,44331#923,948
1990#3,02237#1013,696
1989#4,12123#1083,083
1988#3,69025#1112,735
1987#2,85234#1102,637
1986#4,34718#1112,578
1985#3,00830#1132,525
1984#2,62535#1132,419
1983#2,65933#1142,378
1982#3,53023#1102,630
1981#4,34417#1162,400
1980#2,94030#1272,177
1979#3,66821#1371,960
1978#2,80129#1441,829
1977#4,23516#1451,756
1976#3,28721#1431,758
1975#4,14115#1481,657
1974#6,9007#1471,658
1973#4,15514#1631,461
1972#3,06221#1741,421
1971#3,78916#1801,472
1970#4,76111#1971,344
1969#3,77414#1981,304
1968#3,78913#2121,107
1967#6,8045#2161,056
1966#5,8096#2201,017
1965#3,95211#238951
1964#4,6369#249951
1963#5,2967#260881
1962#5,2937#259871
1961—#273827
1960#4,18410#279818
1959—#281799
1958#4,5208#275771
1957—#278742
1956#3,18614#284668
1955#5,2086#288613
1954—#285610
1953—#304545
1952—#315511
1951—#322464
1950—#323443
1949#4,2357#353368
1948—#343383
1947#5,2955#403292
1946—#397262
1945—#398226
1944—#409216
1943—#424214
1942—#455183
1941—#459166
1940—#443170
1939—#454161
1938—#492139
1937—#472143
1936—#453155
1935—#472145
1934#4,2865#455153
1933—#402179
1932—#427171
1931—#408189
1930—#382221
1929—#362245
1928—#396226
1927#4,2866#428201
1926—#434195
1925—#430191
1924—#443191
1923—#463175
1922—#485161
1921—#553128
1920—#545127
1919—#508137
1918—#608102
1917—#571107
1916—#61789
1915—#550104
1914—#60968
1913—#55261
1912—#59247
1911—#48936
1910—#49232
1909—#63618
1908—#51324
1907—#55919
1906—#52319
1905—#43025
1904—#51518
1903—#50518
1902—#46021
1901—#55913
1900—#60317
1899—#52114
1898—#61113
1897—#55614
1896—#9007
1895—#50116
1894—#56713
1893—#57212
1892—#49716
1891—#7667
1890—#6679
1889—#7228
1888——
1887——
1886—#51213
1885—#60410
1884—#6639
1883—#52712
1882—#61110
1881—#5959
1880—#52612
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Miguel was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1887–1888, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Miguel is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNHWashington: #377 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,112 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #181 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,361 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWIMichigan: #362 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 5,556 boysMINew York: #84 for boys · 279 births · 1 in 540 boysNYMassachusetts: #209 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,365 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #393 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,427 boysINOhio: #483 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,240 boysOHPennsylvania: #284 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,388 boysPANew Jersey: #118 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 830 boysNJConnecticut: #184 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,766 boysCTCalifornia: #128 for boys · 241 births · 1 in 688 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedUTColorado: #215 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,581 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedDEArizona: #161 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 721 boysAZNew Mexico: #177 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 820 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #373 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,140 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedHITexas: #111 for boys · 199 births · 1 in 503 boysTXFlorida: #272 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,116 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#84 · 1 in 540
  2. Texas#111 · 1 in 503
  3. New Jersey#118 · 1 in 830
  4. California#128 · 1 in 688
  5. Arizona#161 · 1 in 721

Best ever in a state: #28 in New Mexico, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#842791 in 540
Texas#1111991 in 503
New Jersey#118651 in 830
California#1282411 in 688
Arizona#161201 in 721
New Mexico#177111 in 820
Illinois#181681 in 1,361
Connecticut#184131 in 1,766
Massachusetts#209141 in 3,365
Colorado#215111 in 1,581
Florida#272221 in 2,116
Pennsylvania#284211 in 4,388
Michigan#362141 in 5,556
Louisiana#373111 in 3,140
Washington#37751 in 5,112
Indiana#39371 in 6,427
Ohio#48381 in 11,240
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Miguel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#189 → #212)
  • 23 spots since 2020 (#189 → #212)
  • 51 spots since 2015 (#161 → #212)
  • Biggest jump: 344 spots in 1897 (#900 → #556)
  • Biggest drop: 399 spots in 1896 (#501 → #900)
Rise & fade · boys
120 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2000 at #86 (4,673 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 18 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 18 yrs · run 1991–2007
  • Top 1,000: 144 yrs · run 1889–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 418
  • Highest: 1 in 418 boys born in 2002 were named Miguel (0.24%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,028 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
  • Its best rank, #86 in 2000, was only 1 in 420 (0.24%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 24.2% of all boys named Miguel (46,102) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s83#512 (1886)#595
1890s121#497 (1892)#616
1900s192#430 (1905)#530
1910s783#489 (1911)#559
1920s1,840#362 (1929)#454
1930s1,656#382 (1930)#442
1940s2,480#343 (1948)#408
1950s6,166#275 (1958)#296
1960s9,783#198 (1969)#240
1970s16,316#137 (1979)#158
1980s25,562#108 (1989)#113
1990s41,009#88 (1993)#92
2000s46,102#86 (2000)#93
2010s26,943#113 (2010)#151
2020s11,530#185 (2022)#194

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Miguel in 1967

girls
#6,804
5 births · 1 in 330,205 girls
boys
#216
1,056 births · 1 in 1,651 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #6,804Miguel5

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #216Miguel1,056
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 330,205 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 13.3% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #6,042Zinnia6
  2. #6,042Zoey6
  3. #6,042Zuleika6
  4. #6,804Miguel5
  5. #6,804Adah5
  6. #6,804Adair5
  7. #6,804Adeana5

Tied with 1,048 names at #6,804; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,651 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 95.3% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #213Lewis1,061
  2. #214Kelvin1,058
  3. #215Jody1,057
  4. #216Miguel1,056
  5. #217Jamie1,031
  6. #218Dana1,028
  7. #219Stacey1,020
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967 →