Miguel is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “Who is like God?.” In 2024 it was given to 1,924 boys in the United States.
Miguel belongs to the Spanish and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Who is like God?” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Miguel first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #86 in 2000, and in 2024 1,924 babies received the name — 188,883 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Miguel means “Who is like God?” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Miguel is a boy name. In 2024, 1,924 babies received the name in the US.
Miguel comes from the Spanish, English & American and Portuguese tradition.
Miguel first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #86 in 2000, and 1,924 babies were given the name in 2024.
Miguel is pronounced /miˈɡɛl/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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