Miguel

mee-GEHL; mee-GHEHL

Spanish and Portuguese variation of Michael, Hebrew

"Who is like God"

The name Miguel is currently ranked #189 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #86 in 2000. The name is most popular in MIGUEL, MIGUEL, and MIGUEL. Miguel is occasionally used for girls in 2023.

Miguel Rank in US Top 1000

# 189 in the US

Miguel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1117 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Miguel

• 189 US 2024
• 1117 Nameberry 2026
• 621 Future 2028
• 584 England 2024
• 366 Germany 2016
• 26 Spain 2023
• 9 Portugal 2023
• 50 Mexico 2021
• 2 Brazil 2025
• 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"