Miguel Name Popularity

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How popular is Miguel?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Miguel, ranked the 179th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Miguel has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #86 was reached in 2000.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2007 with 4,903 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Miguel in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1888.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Miguel occurred roughly during the years 1906-1915, 1916-1919, 1940-1952, 1953-1957, 1965-1974, 1977-1982, and 1986-1991, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1892-1895, and 2009-2017.

For a number of years, the name Miguel has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Miguel has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Miguel?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Miguel is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Miguel (Girl)		Miguel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,171	179
2017		< 5	--	2,272	176
2016		5	17,944	2,503	163
2015		< 5	--	2,566	162
2014		< 5	--	2,752	147
2013		6	15,890	2,884	134
2012		< 5	--	2,940	130
2011		< 5	--	3,169	126
2010		7	14,462	3,455	113
2009		< 5	--	4,169	100
2008		18	7,287	4,447	101
2007		8	13,497	4,903	94
2006		7	14,604	4,899	89
2005		12	9,256	4,674	93
2004		14	8,100	4,522	96
2003		10	10,181	4,591	95
2002		17	6,595	4,643	89
2001		15	7,203	4,558	87
2000		20	5,622	4,671	86
1999		16	6,390	4,205	91
1998		17	5,985	4,255	90
1997		14	6,711	4,234	91
1996		24	4,408	4,160	91
1995		29	3,742	3,951	94
1994		31	3,582	4,033	94
1993		34	3,330	4,347	88
1992		41	2,903	4,170	90
1991		31	3,510	3,945	92
1990		37	3,055	3,696	100
1989		23	4,207	3,080	108
1988		25	3,768	2,730	111
1987		34	2,885	2,637	110
1986		18	4,474	2,575	111
1985		30	3,055	2,525	113
1984		35	2,655	2,419	113
1983		33	2,707	2,380	114
1982		23	3,610	2,631	110
1981		17	4,460	2,397	116
1980		30	2,972	2,176	128
1979		21	3,743	1,962	137
1978		29	2,838	1,824	145
1977		16	4,349	1,755	145
1976		21	3,367	1,759	143
1975		15	4,286	1,660	148
1974		7	7,394	1,657	148
1973		14	4,283	1,461	163
1972		21	3,133	1,421	174
1971		16	3,884	1,474	180
1970		11	4,962	1,347	197
1969		14	3,908	1,304	198
1968		13	3,930	1,108	212
1967		5	7,496	1,058	215
1966		6	6,310	1,017	220
1965		11	4,119	952	238
1964		9	4,875	949	249
1963		7	5,705	882	260
1962		7	5,666	872	259
1961		< 5	--	825	273
1960		10	4,366	821	279
1959		< 5	--	795	281
1958		8	4,773	774	274
1957		< 5	--	742	278
1956		14	3,274	671	284
1955		6	5,643	610	289
1954		< 5	--	610	285
1953		< 5	--	543	305
1952		< 5	--	512	315
1951		< 5	--	464	322
1950		< 5	--	445	323
1949		7	4,534	367	353
1948		< 5	--	383	343
1947		5	5,859	292	403
1946		< 5	--	262	398
1945		< 5	--	227	397
1944		< 5	--	216	409
1943		< 5	--	214	424
1942		< 5	--	183	456
1941		< 5	--	166	460
1940		< 5	--	170	446
1939		< 5	--	161	455
1938		< 5	--	139	493
1937		< 5	--	143	474
1936		< 5	--	155	453
1935		< 5	--	145	471
1934		5	4,768	153	455
1933		< 5	--	179	404
1932		< 5	--	171	427
1931		< 5	--	190	407
1930		< 5	--	221	382
1929		< 5	--	245	363
1928		< 5	--	226	397
1927		6	4,645	201	428
1926		< 5	--	195	434
1925		< 5	--	191	432
1924		< 5	--	191	443
1923		< 5	--	175	464
1922		< 5	--	162	485
1921		< 5	--	129	553
1920		< 5	--	127	547
1919		< 5	--	137	510
1918		< 5	--	102	610
1917		< 5	--	107	574
1916		< 5	--	89	619
1915		< 5	--	104	554
1914		< 5	--	68	613
1913		< 5	--	61	557
1912		< 5	--	47	597
1911		< 5	--	36	493
1910		< 5	--	32	497
1909		< 5	--	18	647
1908		< 5	--	24	519
1907		< 5	--	19	580
1906		< 5	--	19	536
1905		< 5	--	25	444
1904		< 5	--	18	529
1903		< 5	--	18	515
1902		< 5	--	21	469
1901		< 5	--	13	579
1900		< 5	--	17	617
1899		< 5	--	14	539
1898		< 5	--	13	623
1897		< 5	--	14	573
1896		< 5	--	7	948
1895		< 5	--	16	519
1894		< 5	--	13	586
1893		< 5	--	12	598
1892		< 5	--	16	509
1891		< 5	--	7	817
1890		< 5	--	9	717
1889		< 5	--	8	765
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	13	531
1885		< 5	--	10	627
1884		< 5	--	9	687
1883		< 5	--	12	548
1882		< 5	--	10	631
1881		< 5	--	9	632
1880		< 5	--	12	551

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.