Miguel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Spanish

Miguel first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 73 babies (rank #512 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

856

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
1996	23	#697
1997	19	#830
1998	24	#703
1999	23	#738
2000	27	#683
2001	33	#585
2002	20	#897
2003	33	#672
2004	39	#631
2005	42	#633
2006	48	#602
2007	44	#661
2008	55	#590
2009	36	#803
2010	50	#647
2011	47	#690
2012	51	#669
2013	73	#512
2014	62	#578
2015	61	#607
2016	46	#737