The baby name Migel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈmɪɡəl/ (MIG-əl); Spanish: /miˈɡel/ (mee-GEL).
Migel is Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Migel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈmɪɡəl/ (MIG-əl); Spanish: /miˈɡel/ (mee-GEL).
Migel is Spanish in Origin.
Migel is a Basque and Hispanic variant of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha’el, “Who is like God?” Promoted by devotion to the Archangel, the name spread widely; in the Basque Country Migel appears in historical records and persists alongside Mikel. Basque spelling yields MEE-gel, contrasting with Spanish Miguel (MEE-gwel). Less common than Miguel, Migel is found in Iberia and the diaspora, often chosen to signal Basque identity or a streamlined look.
Related forms include Miguel (Spanish/Portuguese), Mikel (Basque), Miquel (Catalan), Michael (English/German), Michel (French), Michele (Italian), Mikael (Nordic), and Mikhail/Mihail (Slavic). Diminutives and nicknames: Mige, Migelito, Miki, Mike. Feminine counterparts: Michelle, Michaela, Micaela, Michela. Across languages the meaning remains the theophoric question asserting God’s unmatched nature.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Boys | 0 | #52 | 1 | 749 |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| EC | 0 | #114 | 8 | 2,502 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #216 | 5 | 3,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #225 | 3 | 4,141 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #228 | 12 | 3,322 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #243 | 56 | 5,122 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #267 | 7 | 6,912 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| GT | 0 | #285 | 30 | 5,948 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #285 | 9 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| France | Boys | 1977 | #320 | 3 | 1,397 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| BO | 0 | #340 | 42 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #344 | 56 | 5,922 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #351 | 119 | 7,628 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #377 | 5 | 7,951 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 94 | 7,625 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #403 | 807 | 15,656 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #410 | 72 | 9,305 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #433 | 2 | 6,867 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #433 | 867 | 16,355 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #455 | 229 | 13,390 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #455 | 33 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #471 | 35 | 12,621 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #480 | 113 | 9,244 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #517 | 2 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #539 | 3 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #618 | 8 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #644 | 244 | 14,506 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #675 | 8 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #768 | 164 | 5,610 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #904 | 7 | 7,214 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #923 | 30 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #941 | 11 | 5,873 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,060 | 19 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,115 | 14 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,160 | 24 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,167 | 12 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,427 | 45 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Migel is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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