Miguel

Meaning and origin of Miguel

Popularity of Miguel in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1975.
• Over recent years, Miguel has been stable (−1.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Miguel every 28 schools.

Miguel in English-speaking countries

Miguel ranks 196^th in United States and 300^th in Ireland, against 459^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  196^th boys’ name5,487 babies in 3 years1 boy in 937−2.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  359^th boys’ name101 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,683−7.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  393^rd boys’ name26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,713

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  300^th boys’ name41 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,752

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  518^th boys’ name224 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,689+3.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  532^nd boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 4,104

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  767^th boys’ name7 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,562

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Miguel and Miguël are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Miguël10

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Miguel

• Matias
• Manolo
• Santiago
• Adan
• Diego
• Matthieu
• Mathieu
• Matthias
• Siméon
• Samaël
• Elliott
• Soulayman

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin