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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #86, 2000boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1992

  • 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: #103 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 497 boysWAIdaho: #123 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 598 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: #70 for boys · 244 births · 1 in 353 boysILWisconsin: #196 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,593 boysWIMichigan: #246 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,937 boysMINew York: #83 for boys · 256 births · 1 in 516 boysNYMassachusetts: #112 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 787 boysMARhode Island: #122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 801 boysRIOregon: #111 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 555 boysORNevada: #62 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 258 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedSDIowa: #252 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,194 boysIAIndiana: #471 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,598 boysINOhio: #317 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,079 boysOHPennsylvania: #176 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,391 boysPANew Jersey: #92 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 579 boysNJConnecticut: #89 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 487 boysCTCalifornia: #34 for boys · 1,825 births · 1 in 156 boysCAUtah: #299 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,086 boysUTColorado: #127 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 686 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #469 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,184 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #378 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,235 boysVAMaryland: #278 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,125 boysMDDelaware: #134 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 735 boysDEArizona: #54 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 226 boysAZNew Mexico: #58 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 232 boysNMKansas: #170 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 939 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #271 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,857 boysNCSouth Carolina: #413 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,224 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #113 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 468 boysDCOklahoma: #170 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 968 boysOKLouisiana: #381 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,542 boysLAMississippi: #444 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,277 boysMSAlabama: #425 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,765 boysALGeorgia: #266 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,742 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedHITexas: #43 for boys · 760 births · 1 in 202 boysTXFlorida: #104 for boys · 151 births · 1 in 580 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#34 · 1 in 156
  2. Texas#43 · 1 in 202
  3. Arizona#54 · 1 in 226
  4. New Mexico#58 · 1 in 232
  5. Nevada#62 · 1 in 258

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#341,8251 in 156
Texas#437601 in 202
Arizona#541381 in 226
New Mexico#58501 in 232
Nevada#62351 in 258
Illinois#702441 in 353
New York#832561 in 516
Connecticut#89431 in 487
New Jersey#92911 in 579
Washington#103731 in 497
Florida#1041511 in 580
Oregon#111351 in 555
Massachusetts#112521 in 787
District of Columbia#113161 in 468
Rhode Island#12281 in 801
Idaho#123121 in 598
Colorado#127361 in 686
Delaware#13461 in 735
Kansas#170171 in 939
Oklahoma#170211 in 968
Pennsylvania#176561 in 1,391
Wisconsin#196201 in 1,593
Michigan#246341 in 1,937
Iowa#25281 in 2,194
Georgia#266281 in 1,742
North Carolina#271251 in 1,857
Maryland#278151 in 2,125
Utah#29981 in 2,086
Ohio#317251 in 3,079
Virginia#378131 in 3,235
Louisiana#381121 in 2,542
South Carolina#41371 in 3,224
Alabama#42571 in 3,765
Mississippi#44451 in 3,277
Missouri#46971 in 5,184
Indiana#47171 in 5,598
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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 1992

girls
#2,869
41 births · 1 in 44,974 girls
boys
#90
4,173 births · 1 in 479 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #2,869Miguel41

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #90Miguel4,173
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 44,974 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 81.6% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #2,830Stephen42
  2. #2,830Theodora42
  3. #2,830Zaida42
  4. #2,869Miguel41
  5. #2,869Alberta41
  6. #2,869Alexanderia41
  7. #2,869Allisa41
  8. #2,920Abagail40
  9. #2,920Althea40
  10. #2,920Anayeli40

Tied with 50 names at #2,869; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

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

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 479 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 99.1% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #87Victor4,293
  2. #88Garrett4,270
  3. #89Logan4,226
  4. #90Miguel4,173
  5. #91Mitchell4,122
  6. #92Vincent4,106
  7. #93Luke4,066
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1992 →