How Many People Are Named Miquel?
An estimated 1,982 people in the United States have the first name Miquel. It is predominantly male (95.7%). The average bearer is 39 years old, and Miquel peaked in popularity in 1986 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Miquel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Miquel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Miquel is overwhelmingly male, 92 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
1,982
About 1 in 172,934 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.7% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1986
66 births
Total Registered
2,123
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Miquel
Miquel is predominantly male (95.7%), though 92 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Miquel as a male name
Ranked #9,452 in 2023
8 male births in 2023
Peak: 1986 (61 births)
Miquel as a female name
Ranked #10,060 in 1999
9 female births in 1999
Peak: 1993 (9 births)
Miquel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Miquel span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 519 babies were registered. Miquel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Miquel by Decade
How has Miquel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Miquel by State
Birth registrations for Miquel span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Maryland, Illinois. On average, about 42 Miquels were registered per state.
Miquel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Miquel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Miquel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miquel?
We estimate approximately 1,982 people named Miquel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 172,934 Americans share this first name.
Is Miquel a common name?
Miquel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,123 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Miquel most popular?
Miquel reached peak popularity in 1986, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Miquel is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Miquel a male name?
Miquel is predominantly male. 95.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Miquel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Miquel Smith, Miquel Johnson, Miquel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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