Miguel

mee-GEHL; mee-GHEHL

Spanish and Portuguese variation of Michael, Hebrew

"Who is like God"

Miguel Origin and Meaning

The name Miguel is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "Who is like God".

Mike Tyson put a twist on his own name by naming a son Miguel. It's the first name of Cervantes, the great Spanish novelist and poet who wrote Don Quixote.

Miguel has always charted in the US, but peaked in the 80s and 90s along with other classic Hispanic names such as Jesus, Luis, and Jorge.

Older Gen Zs may know of the popular PBS kids show from the early 2000s, Maya and Miguel, while kids today have the adorable, guitar-playing Miguel from the sensational Pixar film Coco.

Miguel Rank in US Top 1000

# 189 in the US

Miguel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1465 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Miguel

• 189 US 2024
• 1465 Nameberry 2025
• 621 Future 2028
• 496 England 2023
• 366 Germany 2016
• 26 Spain 2023
• 9 Portugal 2023
• 50 Mexico 2021
• 1 Brazil 2024
• 79 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Miguel

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Miguel.

• Luis
• Alejandro
• Maximiliano
• Carlos
• Jose
• Marc
• Manuel
• Nicolas
• Jorge
• Antonio
• Nickolas
• Erik
• Andre
• Pedro
• Dominick
• Juan
• Francesco
• Nathanael
• Alberto
• Stefan

Famous People Named Miguel

• Miguel I (Miguel Maria do Patrocínio João Carlos Francisco de Assis Xavier de Paula Pedro de Alcântara António Rafael Gabriel Joaquim José Gonzaga Evaristo) King of Portugal
• Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor, Mexican priest and leader of the Mexican War of Independence
• Miguel de Cervantes Spanish novelist
• Miguel Ángel Asturias Guatemalan poet; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
• Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário Duke of Braganza; claimant to the Portuguese throne
• Miguel José Ferrer American actor; son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney
• Miguel Jontel Pimentel American R&B singer
• Miguel Ángel Cotto Puerto Rican boxer
• Miguel Arturo Layún Mexican footballer
• Miguel Ángel Jean Sanó Dominican baseball player
• (José) Miguel Cabrera Venezuelan baseball player
• Miguel Odalis Tejada Dominican baseball player
• Miguel Indurain Spanish cyclist
• Miguel Herran Spanish actor
• Miguel Borges (b. 1996) son of actors Julia Lemmertz and Alexandre Borges
• Miguel Tejada Jr., son of baseball player Miguel Tejada
• Miguel Tyson (b. 2002) son of boxer Mike Tyson
• Miguel Urdangarin (y de Borbon) (b. 2002) son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and handballer Iñaki Urdangarín
• Miguel Clegg (b. 2009) son of British politician Nick Clegg and Miriam González Durántez

The name Miguel in Pop Culture

• Miguel character from the Dreamworks animated film "The Road to El Dorado"
• Miguel main character in PBS KIDS GO's "Maya&Miguel," twin brother to Maya
• Miguel Bain from the movie "Assassins"
• Miguel Cruz character played by Bobby Cannavale on TV show "Nurse Jackie"
• Miguel Sandoval reoccuring character on "Law and Order: SVU
• Miguel Guerrero character in "The Purge"
• Miguel character in Pam Munoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising"
• Miguel character in Pixar animated film "Coco"