Boy name Hebrew origin Christian tradition

Miguel

mee-GEL · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Who is like God (Michael)
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · saint
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#189
2024 births1,924
Peak year2007
First appeared1880
Total US births188,883
2007 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Migue
Alternate spellings
MigueelMiguell
In other languages
Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese)Michele (Italian)Michel (French)Michael (English)Mihail (Slavic)

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