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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #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 2006

  • 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: #106 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 438 boysWAIdaho: #137 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 455 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #165 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 769 boysMNIllinois: #76 for boys · 273 births · 1 in 282 boysILWisconsin: #175 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 831 boysWIMichigan: #219 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,204 boysMINew York: #110 for boys · 201 births · 1 in 545 boysNYMassachusetts: #137 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 700 boysMARhode Island: #127 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 538 boysRIOregon: #93 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 328 boysORNevada: #51 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 200 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedSDIowa: #157 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 627 boysIAIndiana: #159 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 705 boysINOhio: #284 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,749 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 872 boysPANew Jersey: #118 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 560 boysNJConnecticut: #106 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 432 boysCTCalifornia: #42 for boys · 1,332 births · 1 in 195 boysCAUtah: #142 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 506 boysUTColorado: #80 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 286 boysCONebraska: #128 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 483 boysNEMissouri: #221 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,166 boysMOKentucky: #286 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,713 boysKYWest Virginia: #274 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,754 boysWVVirginia: #152 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 721 boysVAMaryland: #178 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 886 boysMDDelaware: #133 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 494 boysDEArizona: #58 for boys · 196 births · 1 in 231 boysAZNew Mexico: #42 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 160 boysNMKansas: #118 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 421 boysKSArkansas: #134 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 521 boysARTennessee: #151 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 720 boysTNNorth Carolina: #130 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 568 boysNCSouth Carolina: #146 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 708 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #144 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 519 boysDCOklahoma: #115 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 406 boysOKLouisiana: #242 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,195 boysLAMississippi: #315 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,458 boysMSAlabama: #140 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 587 boysALGeorgia: #95 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 395 boysGAHawaii: #219 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 850 boysHITexas: #41 for boys · 947 births · 1 in 197 boysTXFlorida: #89 for boys · 255 births · 1 in 405 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#41 · 1 in 197
  2. New Mexico#42 · 1 in 160
  3. California#42 · 1 in 195
  4. Nevada#51 · 1 in 200
  5. Arizona#58 · 1 in 231

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#419471 in 197
California#421,3321 in 195
New Mexico#42711 in 160
Nevada#51781 in 200
Arizona#581961 in 231
Illinois#762731 in 282
Colorado#801061 in 286
Florida#892551 in 405
Oregon#93621 in 328
Georgia#951581 in 395
Connecticut#106391 in 432
Washington#106831 in 438
New York#1102011 in 545
Oklahoma#115531 in 406
Kansas#118401 in 421
New Jersey#118841 in 560
Rhode Island#12791 in 538
Nebraska#128221 in 483
North Carolina#130961 in 568
Delaware#13381 in 494
Arkansas#134301 in 521
Idaho#137201 in 455
Massachusetts#137471 in 700
Alabama#140431 in 587
Utah#142461 in 506
District of Columbia#14491 in 519
South Carolina#146321 in 708
Tennessee#151521 in 720
Virginia#152611 in 721
Iowa#157271 in 627
Indiana#159551 in 705
Pennsylvania#164741 in 872
Minnesota#165401 in 769
Wisconsin#175361 in 831
Maryland#178341 in 886
Hawaii#21961 in 850
Michigan#219451 in 1,204
Missouri#221301 in 1,166
Louisiana#242211 in 1,195
West Virginia#27451 in 1,754
Ohio#284381 in 1,749
Kentucky#286141 in 1,713
Mississippi#315111 in 1,458
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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 2006

girls
#13,606
7 births · 1 in 271,601 girls
boys
#89
4,903 births · 1 in 419 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #13,606Miguel7

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #89Miguel4,903
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 271,601 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 32.2% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #12,420Zykiria8
  2. #12,420Zylah8
  3. #12,420Zymirah8
  4. #13,606Miguel7
  5. #13,606Aalaya7
  6. #13,606Aamirah7
  7. #13,606Aamna7
  8. #15,152Aaisha6
  9. #15,152Aalivia6
  10. #15,152Aaliyan6

Tied with 1,545 names at #13,606; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

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

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 419 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #86Tristan5,414
  2. #87Carson5,012
  3. #88Jaden4,947
  4. #89Miguel4,903
  5. #90Steven4,824
  6. #91Caden4,775
  7. #92Kaden4,746
Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

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

See the top 100 for 2006 →