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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • 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: #100 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 404 boysWAIdaho: #137 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 525 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #148 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 734 boysMNIllinois: #69 for boys · 270 births · 1 in 298 boysILWisconsin: #147 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 642 boysWIMichigan: #176 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 926 boysMINew York: #103 for boys · 219 births · 1 in 523 boysNYMassachusetts: #157 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,035 boysMARhode Island: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 527 boysRIOregon: #83 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 300 boysORNevada: #49 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 188 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedSDIowa: #164 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 724 boysIAIndiana: #212 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,156 boysINOhio: #244 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,603 boysOHPennsylvania: #200 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,218 boysPANew Jersey: #98 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 521 boysNJConnecticut: #124 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 627 boysCTCalifornia: #36 for boys · 1,488 births · 1 in 167 boysCAUtah: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 635 boysUTColorado: #72 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 276 boysCONebraska: #109 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 407 boysNEMissouri: #309 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,291 boysMOKentucky: #277 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,016 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #160 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 873 boysVAMaryland: #207 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,250 boysMDDelaware: #116 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 527 boysDEArizona: #45 for boys · 200 births · 1 in 190 boysAZNew Mexico: #63 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 226 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 434 boysKSArkansas: #151 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 677 boysARTennessee: #279 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,740 boysTNNorth Carolina: #136 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 690 boysNCSouth Carolina: #287 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,608 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #168 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 696 boysDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 542 boysOKLouisiana: #329 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,703 boysLAMississippi: #287 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,414 boysMSAlabama: #269 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,488 boysALGeorgia: #123 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 609 boysGAHawaii: #218 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 865 boysHITexas: #45 for boys · 882 births · 1 in 194 boysTXFlorida: #85 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 390 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#36 · 1 in 167
  2. Arizona#45 · 1 in 190
  3. Texas#45 · 1 in 194
  4. Nevada#49 · 1 in 188
  5. New Mexico#63 · 1 in 226

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#361,4881 in 167
Arizona#452001 in 190
Texas#458821 in 194
Nevada#49661 in 188
New Mexico#63471 in 226
Illinois#692701 in 298
Colorado#721031 in 276
Oregon#83661 in 300
Florida#852291 in 390
New Jersey#98921 in 521
Washington#100861 in 404
New York#1032191 in 523
Nebraska#109251 in 407
Rhode Island#113101 in 527
Delaware#11681 in 527
Kansas#120381 in 434
Georgia#123911 in 609
Connecticut#124291 in 627
Oklahoma#134381 in 542
North Carolina#136751 in 690
Idaho#137151 in 525
Wisconsin#147461 in 642
Minnesota#148401 in 734
Arkansas#151221 in 677
Massachusetts#157351 in 1,035
Utah#157331 in 635
Virginia#160471 in 873
Iowa#164231 in 724
District of Columbia#16871 in 696
Michigan#176641 in 926
Pennsylvania#200541 in 1,218
Maryland#207231 in 1,250
Indiana#212341 in 1,156
Hawaii#21861 in 865
Ohio#244441 in 1,603
Alabama#269171 in 1,488
Kentucky#277121 in 2,016
Tennessee#279211 in 1,740
Mississippi#287111 in 1,414
South Carolina#287131 in 1,608
Missouri#309151 in 2,291
Louisiana#329161 in 1,703
Alaska———
Maine———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 2000

girls
#5,491
20 births · 1 in 90,802 girls
boys
#86
4,673 births · 1 in 420 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #5,491Miguel20

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #86Miguel4,673
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 90,802 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 68.9% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #5,312Yeni21
  2. #5,312Yosselin21
  3. #5,312Zyria21
  4. #5,491Miguel20
  5. #5,491Abbe20
  6. #5,491Abeer20
  7. #5,491Aeriel20
  8. #5,705Adrina19
  9. #5,705Aeriana19
  10. #5,705Aixa19

Tied with 213 names at #5,491; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 420 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 99.3% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #83Lucas4,818
  2. #84Jeremy4,738
  3. #85Gavin4,686
  4. #86Miguel4,673
  5. #87Julian4,590
  6. #88Dakota4,553
  7. #89Alejandro4,511
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →