Miguel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Spanish

Miguel first appears in the data in 1960 and has been recorded in 55 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2009 with 36 babies (rank #361 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Miguel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Miguel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,041

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Pixar: Miguel Rivera — Coco

Famous people named Miguel

Miguel de CervantesKammerdiener · b. 1547
Miguel de Unamunoessayist · b. 1864
Miguel Díaz-Canellecturer · b. 1960
Miguel Primo de Rivera, 2nd Marquis of Estellahead of government · b. 1870
Miguel Induráinsport cyclist · b. 1964

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1960	3	#783
1961	4	#748
1962	4	#749
1963	2	#918
1964	2	#907
1965	6	#688
1966	14	#505
1967	8	#631
1968	12	#540
1969	14	#528
1970	30	#369
1971	33	#352
1972	25	#396
1973	21	#425
1974	12	#562
1975	13	#536
1976	14	#512
1977	18	#454
1978	18	#461
1979	14	#526
1980	17	#508
1981	15	#540
1982	18	#497
1983	16	#510
1984	16	#529
1985	17	#523
1986	9	#722
1987	17	#546
1988	9	#718
1989	16	#576
1990	16	#593
1991	21	#540
1992	15	#619
1993	21	#544
1994	22	#524
1995	15	#624
1996	21	#542
1997	30	#457
1998	27	#482
1999	32	#442
2000	31	#447
2001	31	#445
2002	30	#443
2003	29	#455
2004	28	#451
2005	23	#499
2006	22	#507
2007	28	#430
2008	33	#381
2009	36	#361
2010	29	#410
2011	21	#474
2012	13	#612
2013	29	#366
2014	21	#447