Meaning of name Miguel

The name Miguel has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

The name Miguel is very likely a(n) Portuguese variant of the name Michael. See other suggested Portuguese boy baby names.

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The following names are baby names related to Miguel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Miguel: Boys - Heber, Noah, Yahir, Girls - Shayna, Yajaira, Yakira, Both genders - Daniel, Gabriel, Joshua

The name Miguel is a variant of Michael. Other popular variants of the name Michael are: Maichail, Makai, Mckale, Micael, Mical, Micha, Michaelangelo, Michail, Michal, Micheal (English), Micheil, Michel (German), Michelangelo, Michele, Michiel, Mickie, Micky (English), Miguel (Portuguese), Mihail, Mihaly, Mihangel, Mikael, Mike (English), Mikeal, Mikel (Basque), Mikell, Mikey (Nickname), Mikhail, Mikhalis, Mikheal, Mikhos, Mikkel, Mikkeli, Mikko, Miko, Mikol, Miksa, Miky, Miquel, Mischa, Mitchel, Mitchell, Mychael, Mychal, Mykal, Mykel, Mykell, Myscha, Mysha

We think the name Miguel should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Miguel to be: Handsome, strong, easy-going, smart, successful family chap

In one word, you might describe Miguel as a(n) "successful" person.

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As a baby boy name, Miguel is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 90 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Miguel rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 2 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 99 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Miguel in the USA, over the past 100 years.