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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • 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: #196 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,575 boysWAIdaho: #149 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 882 boysIDMontana: 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: #88 for boys · 147 births · 1 in 556 boysILWisconsin: #210 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,255 boysWIMichigan: #260 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,844 boysMINew York: #82 for boys · 245 births · 1 in 476 boysNYMassachusetts: #95 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 758 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedRIOregon: #188 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,532 boysORNevada: #139 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 826 boysNVWyoming: 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: #326 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,211 boysINOhio: #343 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,751 boysOHPennsylvania: #221 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,323 boysPANew Jersey: #78 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 462 boysNJConnecticut: #89 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 582 boysCTCalifornia: #51 for boys · 906 births · 1 in 228 boysCAUtah: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,602 boysUTColorado: #159 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,046 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: #322 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,708 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedDEArizona: #79 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 403 boysAZNew Mexico: #67 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 299 boysNMKansas: #271 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,536 boysKSArkansas: 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: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,258 boysDCOklahoma: #298 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,782 boysOKLouisiana: #485 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,586 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #596 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,097 boysGAHawaii: #238 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,215 boysHITexas: #62 for boys · 467 births · 1 in 304 boysTXFlorida: #145 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 862 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#51 · 1 in 228
  2. Texas#62 · 1 in 304
  3. New Mexico#67 · 1 in 299
  4. New Jersey#78 · 1 in 462
  5. Arizona#79 · 1 in 403

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#519061 in 228
Texas#624671 in 304
New Mexico#67391 in 299
New Jersey#78951 in 462
Arizona#79591 in 403
New York#822451 in 476
Illinois#881471 in 556
Connecticut#89321 in 582
Massachusetts#95481 in 758
Nevada#13971 in 826
Florida#145791 in 862
Idaho#14991 in 882
Colorado#159241 in 1,046
Oregon#188121 in 1,532
Washington#196201 in 1,575
Wisconsin#210151 in 2,255
District of Columbia#21661 in 1,258
Pennsylvania#221331 in 2,323
Hawaii#23861 in 1,215
Michigan#260221 in 2,844
Kansas#27171 in 2,536
Utah#28171 in 2,602
Oklahoma#29891 in 2,782
Maryland#32271 in 3,708
Indiana#32691 in 4,211
Ohio#343161 in 4,751
Louisiana#48581 in 4,586
Georgia#59651 in 8,097
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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 1983

girls
#2,659
33 births · 1 in 50,625 girls
boys
#114
2,378 births · 1 in 754 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #2,659Miguel33

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #114Miguel2,378
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 50,625 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 78.0% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #2,595Tresa34
  2. #2,595Yashica34
  3. #2,595Zakiyyah34
  4. #2,659Miguel33
  5. #2,659Agatha33
  6. #2,659Aislinn33
  7. #2,659Anel33
  8. #2,721Amanada32
  9. #2,721Ambre32
  10. #2,721Annalee32

Tied with 61 names at #2,659; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 754 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 98.4% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #111Shaun2,466
  2. #112Christian2,419
  3. #113Troy2,406
  4. #114Miguel2,378
  5. #115Mario2,373
  6. #116Johnny2,361
  7. #117Lucas2,359
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →