Is Miguel a boy or girl name?
Miguel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,924 boys were named Miguel, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 189,879 US babies named Miguel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #189
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Miguel since 1880
- 189,879
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 4,914 babies
Boys and girls named Miguel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 121 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 783 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,840 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 1930s | 1,656 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1940s | 2,480 | 12 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 6,166 | 28 | 0.5% |
| 1960s | 9,781 | 82 | 0.8% |
| 1970s | 16,315 | 171 | 1% |
| 1980s | 25,560 | 268 | 1% |
| 1990s | 41,010 | 275 | 0.7% |
| 2000s | 46,099 | 121 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 26,939 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 2020s | 9,858 | 5 | 0.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,924 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,891 | #194 | 5 | #16,795 |
| 2022 | 2,040 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,950 | #196 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2,053 | #189 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 2,184 | #178 | 5 | #17,209 |
| 2018 | 2,185 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 2,279 | #176 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 2,506 | #163 | 5 | #17,989 |
| 2015 | 2,573 | #161 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,757 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,888 | #135 | 6 | #15,909 |
| 2012 | 2,942 | #131 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3,169 | #126 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3,456 | #113 | 7 | #14,474 |
| 2009 | 4,173 | #100 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4,450 | #101 | 18 | #7,295 |
| 2007 | 4,906 | #94 | 8 | #13,502 |
| 2006 | 4,903 | #89 | 7 | #14,614 |
| 2005 | 4,676 | #93 | 12 | #9,263 |
| 2004 | 4,525 | #96 | 14 | #8,101 |
| 2003 | 4,591 | #95 | 10 | #10,185 |
| 2002 | 4,644 | #89 | 17 | #6,597 |
| 2001 | 4,558 | #87 | 15 | #7,204 |
| 2000 | 4,673 | #86 | 20 | #5,625 |
| 1999 | 4,207 | #91 | 16 | #6,391 |
| 1998 | 4,256 | #90 | 17 | #5,987 |
| 1997 | 4,234 | #91 | 14 | #6,712 |
| 1996 | 4,160 | #91 | 24 | #4,409 |
| 1995 | 3,953 | #94 | 30 | #3,643 |
| 1994 | 4,033 | #94 | 31 | #3,583 |
| 1993 | 4,348 | #88 | 34 | #3,330 |
| 1992 | 4,174 | #90 | 41 | #2,903 |
| 1991 | 3,947 | #92 | 31 | #3,508 |
| 1990 | 3,698 | #101 | 37 | #3,054 |
| 1989 | 3,081 | #108 | 23 | #4,208 |
| 1988 | 2,734 | #111 | 25 | #3,768 |
| 1987 | 2,637 | #110 | 34 | #2,888 |
| 1986 | 2,579 | #111 | 18 | #4,473 |
| 1985 | 2,525 | #113 | 30 | #3,057 |
| 1984 | 2,418 | #113 | 35 | #2,655 |
| 1983 | 2,378 | #114 | 33 | #2,708 |
| 1982 | 2,632 | #110 | 23 | #3,607 |
| 1981 | 2,400 | #116 | 17 | #4,462 |
| 1980 | 2,176 | #128 | 30 | #2,975 |
| 1979 | 1,960 | #137 | 21 | #3,741 |
| 1978 | 1,827 | #145 | 29 | #2,839 |
| 1977 | 1,756 | #145 | 16 | #4,353 |
| 1976 | 1,758 | #143 | 21 | #3,367 |
| 1975 | 1,657 | #148 | 15 | #4,287 |
| 1974 | 1,658 | #147 | 7 | #7,394 |
| 1973 | 1,461 | #163 | 14 | #4,282 |
| 1972 | 1,421 | #175 | 21 | #3,135 |
| 1971 | 1,472 | #180 | 16 | #3,887 |
| 1970 | 1,345 | #197 | 11 | #4,964 |
| 1969 | 1,304 | #198 | 14 | #3,908 |
| 1968 | 1,107 | #212 | 13 | #3,931 |
| 1967 | 1,056 | #216 | 5 | #7,497 |
| 1966 | 1,017 | #220 | 6 | #6,313 |
| 1965 | 950 | #238 | 11 | #4,119 |
| 1964 | 952 | #249 | 9 | #4,875 |
| 1963 | 879 | #260 | 7 | #5,706 |
| 1962 | 872 | #259 | 7 | #5,669 |
| 1961 | 825 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 819 | #279 | 10 | #4,368 |
| 1959 | 799 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 771 | #275 | 8 | #4,774 |
| 1957 | 741 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 669 | #284 | 14 | #3,275 |
| 1955 | 613 | #289 | 6 | #5,644 |
| 1954 | 610 | #285 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 545 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 511 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 464 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 443 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 368 | #353 | 7 | #4,534 |
| 1948 | 383 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 292 | #403 | 5 | #5,857 |
| 1946 | 262 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 226 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 216 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 214 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 183 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 166 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 170 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 161 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 139 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 143 | #474 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 155 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 145 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 153 | #455 | 5 | #4,769 |
| 1933 | 179 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 171 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 189 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 221 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 245 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 226 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 201 | #428 | 6 | #4,646 |
| 1926 | 195 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 191 | #432 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 191 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 175 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 161 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 128 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 127 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 137 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 102 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 107 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 89 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 104 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 68 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 61 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 47 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 36 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 32 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 18 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 24 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 25 | #444 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 18 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 18 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 21 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 17 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 14 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 13 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 14 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 16 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 13 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 12 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 9 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 8 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 13 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 10 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 9 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 12 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 9 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 12 | #551 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Miguel reached #86 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #2,655 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Miguel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.