Miguel

Spanish and Portuguese variation of Michael, Hebrew
"Who is like God"

Miguel Origin and Meaning

The name Miguel is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "Who is like God".

Mike Tyson put a twist on his own name by naming a son Miguel. It's the first name of Cervantes, the great Spanish novelist and poet who wrote Don Quixote.

Miguel has always charted in the US, but peaked in the 80s and 90s along with other classic Hispanic names such as Jesus, Luis, and Jorge.

Older Gen Zs may know of the popular PBS kids show from the early 2000s, Maya and Miguel, while kids today have the adorable, guitar-playing Miguel from the sensational Pixar film Coco.

# 194 in the US

Miguel Rank in US Top 1000

# 1080 on Nameberry

Miguel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Miguel Popularity

Famous People Named Miguel

  • Miguel I (Miguel Maria do Patrocínio João Carlos Francisco de Assis Xavier de Paula Pedro de Alcântara António Rafael Gabriel Joaquim José Gonzaga Evaristo)
    King of Portugal
  • Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo
    Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor, Mexican priest and leader of the Mexican War of Independence
  • Miguel de Cervantes
    Spanish novelist
  • Miguel Ángel Asturias
    Guatemalan poet; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Miguel Maria Carlos Egídio Constantino Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga Francisco de Paula e de Assis Januário
    Duke of Braganza; claimant to the Portuguese throne
  • Miguel José Ferrer
    American actor; son of Jose Ferrer and Rosemary Clooney
  • Miguel Jontel Pimentel
    American R&B singer
  • Miguel Ángel Cotto
    Puerto Rican boxer
  • Miguel Arturo Layún
    Mexican footballer
  • Miguel Ángel Jean Sanó
    Dominican baseball player
  • (José) Miguel Cabrera
    Venezuelan baseball player
  • Miguel Odalis Tejada
    Dominican baseball player
  • Miguel Indurain
    Spanish cyclist
  • Miguel Herran
    Spanish actor
  • Miguel Borges (b. 1996)
    son of actors Julia Lemmertz and Alexandre Borges
  • Miguel Tejada
    Jr., son of baseball player Miguel Tejada
  • Miguel Tyson (b. 2002)
    son of boxer Mike Tyson
  • Miguel Urdangarin (y de Borbon) (b. 2002)
    son of Infanta Cristina of Spain and handballer Iñaki Urdangarín
  • Miguel Clegg (b. 2009)
    son of British politician Nick Clegg and Miriam González Durántez

Miguel in Pop Culture

  • Miguel
    character from the Dreamworks animated film "The Road to El Dorado"
  • Miguel
    main character in PBS KIDS GO's "Maya&Miguel," twin brother to Maya
  • Miguel Bain
    from the movie "Assassins"
  • Miguel Cruz
    character played by Bobby Cannavale on TV show "Nurse Jackie"
  • Miguel Sandoval
    reoccuring character on "Law and Order: SVU
  • Miguel Guerrero
    character in "The Purge"
  • Miguel
    character in Pam Munoz Ryan's "Esperanza Rising"
  • Miguel
    character in Pixar animated film "Coco"