Miquel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mee-KEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Miquel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Miquel mean?
Hebrew: Catalan form of Michael
“who is like God?”
The Catalan form of Michael, equivalent to Spanish Miguel.
Is Miquel a girl's or a boy's name?
Miquel is a boys' name.
How popular is Miquel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 61 boys. It first appears in the records in 1926.
Half of all the boys named Miquel in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Miquel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4,978 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,082 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 43 | #2,159 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,309 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 44 | #1,982 |
| 1995 | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,007 |
| 1993 | 36 | #2,157 |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,616 |
| 1991 | 47 | #1,719 |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,582 |
| 1989 | 49 | #1,610 |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,587 |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,585 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,226 |
| 1985 | 57 | #1,267 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,364 |
| 1983 | 43 | #1,447 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 55 | #1,236 |
| 1980 | 49 | #1,341 |
| 1979 | 44 | #1,407 |
| 1978 | 40 | #1,474 |
| 1977 | 29 | #1,780 |
| 1976 | 38 | #1,453 |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,304 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,586 |
| 1972 | 30 | #1,566 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,434 |
| 1969 | 27 | #1,569 |
| 1968 | 22 | #1,694 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,813 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,719 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 9 | #2,763 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 12 | #2,286 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,152 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,605 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,706 |
Names like Miquel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Miguel, Marquez, Marco, Manuel, Josue, Luis, Marcus, Pablo, Moises, Angel, Osvaldo, Pedro
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Miquel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/miquel, updated 20 October 2026.