Meaning 
The name Miguel has the following meaning: One who is like the Lord. Michael is the leader of heaven's armies in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
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Variants 
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
Style 
We think the name Miguel should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Miguel to be: Handsome, strong, easy-going, smart, successful family chapIn one word, you might describe Miguel as a(n) " successful" person. See other "successful" names for boys.
Popularity 
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.
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