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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #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 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #188 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 692 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #219 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,094 boysNHWashington: #105 for boys · 91 births · 1 in 408 boysWAIdaho: #158 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 551 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #186 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 868 boysMNIllinois: #85 for boys · 233 births · 1 in 332 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 695 boysWIMichigan: #236 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,335 boysMINew York: #118 for boys · 192 births · 1 in 577 boysNYMassachusetts: #148 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 746 boysMARhode Island: #182 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 796 boysRIOregon: #110 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 409 boysORNevada: #55 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 208 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedSDIowa: #161 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 664 boysIAIndiana: #156 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 675 boysINOhio: #239 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,370 boysOHPennsylvania: #197 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,096 boysPANew Jersey: #100 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 446 boysNJConnecticut: #103 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 415 boysCTCalifornia: #42 for boys · 1,362 births · 1 in 192 boysCAUtah: #112 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 417 boysUTColorado: #92 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 341 boysCONebraska: #179 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 667 boysNEMissouri: #268 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,523 boysMOKentucky: #302 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,858 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #150 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 715 boysVAMaryland: #192 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 971 boysMDDelaware: #120 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 456 boysDEArizona: #46 for boys · 227 births · 1 in 200 boysAZNew Mexico: #51 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 188 boysNMKansas: #111 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 391 boysKSArkansas: #118 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 440 boysARTennessee: #138 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 604 boysTNNorth Carolina: #106 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 453 boysNCSouth Carolina: #156 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 696 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #158 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 570 boysDCOklahoma: #112 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 403 boysOKLouisiana: #218 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,037 boysLAMississippi: #331 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,646 boysMSAlabama: #168 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 783 boysALGeorgia: #117 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 517 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Miguel, so not publishedHITexas: #45 for boys · 942 births · 1 in 202 boysTXFlorida: #87 for boys · 275 births · 1 in 379 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#42 · 1 in 192
  2. Texas#45 · 1 in 202
  3. Arizona#46 · 1 in 200
  4. New Mexico#51 · 1 in 188
  5. Nevada#55 · 1 in 208

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#421,3621 in 192
Texas#459421 in 202
Arizona#462271 in 200
New Mexico#51611 in 188
Nevada#55771 in 208
Illinois#852331 in 332
Florida#872751 in 379
Colorado#92881 in 341
New Jersey#1001051 in 446
Connecticut#103401 in 415
Washington#105911 in 408
North Carolina#1061241 in 453
Oregon#110501 in 409
Kansas#111441 in 391
Oklahoma#112541 in 403
Utah#112571 in 417
Georgia#1171221 in 517
Arkansas#118361 in 440
New York#1181921 in 577
Delaware#12091 in 456
Tennessee#138641 in 604
Massachusetts#148441 in 746
Virginia#150621 in 715
Indiana#156581 in 675
South Carolina#156331 in 696
District of Columbia#15881 in 570
Idaho#158171 in 551
Wisconsin#159431 in 695
Iowa#161251 in 664
Alabama#168321 in 783
Nebraska#179161 in 667
Rhode Island#18261 in 796
Minnesota#186351 in 868
Alaska#18851 in 692
Maryland#192311 in 971
Pennsylvania#197591 in 1,096
Louisiana#218251 in 1,037
New Hampshire#21951 in 1,094
Michigan#236401 in 1,335
Ohio#239481 in 1,370
Missouri#268231 in 1,523
Kentucky#302131 in 1,858
Mississippi#331101 in 1,646
Hawaii———
Maine———
Montana———
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 2007

girls
#12,676
8 births · 1 in 240,327 girls
boys
#94
4,906 births · 1 in 423 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #12,676Miguel8

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #94Miguel4,906
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 240,327 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 38.4% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #11,630Zyiah9
  2. #11,630Zymal9
  3. #11,630Zyona9
  4. #12,676Miguel8
  5. #12,676Aalijah8
  6. #12,676Aayliah8
  7. #12,676Abbee8
  8. #13,924Aairah7
  9. #13,924Aaleeyah7
  10. #13,924Aamyah7

Tied with 1,247 names at #12,676; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 423 of them was named Miguel, which outranked 99.3% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Miguel
  1. #91Carson5,120
  2. #92Caden5,055
  3. #93Brady4,951
  4. #94Miguel4,906
  5. #95Antonio4,645
  6. #96Cooper4,622
  7. #97Steven4,556
Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →