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Miquel

“who is like God?”

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Origin: Hebrew
4 language contexts: Spanish Dutch Catalan +1 more
Follow the evidence: 10 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Miquel

Miquel is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Dutch, Catalan and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew מיכאל, with the stated meaning “who is like God?”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Miquèl (Occitan)

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “who is like God?”

Borrowed from Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”). Compare Spanish Miguel.

Sources for this account (8)

Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

Where Miquel is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Miquel’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2023: 8 boys (rank 8921).

Explore United States

4 of 9 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Miquel

Region and dataset

Latest · 2023: 8; applications; Rank #8,921
Peak year: 1986; 61 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Miquel in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	6	3,708	observed
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	6	3,268	observed
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	5	3,430	observed
1945	8	2,574	observed
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	9	2,606	observed
1950	7	3,021	observed
1951	5	3,714	observed
1952	13	2,153	observed
1953	12	2,287	observed
1954	14	2,114	observed
1955	9	2,764	observed
1956	16	2,015	observed
1957	18	1,887	observed
1958	15	2,093	observed
1959	14	2,200	observed
1960	9	2,871	observed
1961	8	3,097	observed
1962	15	2,117	observed
1963	12	2,414	observed
1964	14	2,205	observed
1965	21	1,720	observed
1966	18	1,814	observed
1967	25	1,540	observed
1968	22	1,695	observed
1969	27	1,570	observed
1970	34	1,435	observed
1971	30	1,597	observed
1972	30	1,566	observed
1973	30	1,586	observed
1974	31	1,582	observed
1975	44	1,304	observed
1976	38	1,453	observed
1977	29	1,780	observed
1978	40	1,474	observed
1979	44	1,407	observed
1980	49	1,341	observed
1981	55	1,236	observed
1982	43	1,464	observed
1983	43	1,448	observed
1984	48	1,365	observed
1985	57	1,268	observed
1986	61	1,227	observed
1987	44	1,587	observed
1988	45	1,592	observed
1989	49	1,615	observed
1990	52	1,587	observed
1991	47	1,725	observed
1992	54	1,621	observed
1993	36	2,162	observed
1994	41	2,012	observed
1995	45	1,887	observed
1996	44	1,986	observed
1997	26	2,903	observed
1998	38	2,312	observed
1999	43	2,162	observed
2000	34	2,674	observed
2001	29	3,061	observed
2002	30	3,022	observed
2003	27	3,366	observed
2004	26	3,534	observed
2005	24	3,815	observed
2006	35	3,083	observed
2007	20	4,640	observed
2008	16	5,487	observed
2009	23	4,278	observed
2010	16	5,478	observed
2011	20	4,659	observed
2012	11	7,050	observed
2013	18	4,981	observed
2014	12	6,632	observed
2015	12	6,676	observed
2016	9	8,146	observed
2017	10	7,546	observed
2018	7	9,670	observed
2019	10	7,643	observed
2020	15	5,699	observed
2021	7	9,714	observed
2022	14	6,147	observed
2023	8	8,921	observed
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Miquel” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Miquel Soler
born 1965
Spanish footballer (born 1965)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Baptista Gran
1620–1684
franciscan friar proclaimed blessed by the Catholic Church (1620-1684)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Barceló
born 1957
painter (born 1957)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Nelom
born 1990
Dutch footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Martí i Pol
1929–2003
Catalan poet
Wikipedia Wikidata source

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Miquel with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q15620341CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
German Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Miquel.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Miquel

Miquel is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Dutch, Catalan and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew מיכאל, with the stated meaning “who is like God?”.

Separate records with matching spellings: Miquèl (Occitan)

Hebrew origin

Source-reported

Meaning: “who is like God?”

Borrowed from Hebrew מיכאל (mikhael, “who is like God?”). Compare Spanish Miguel.

Sources for this account (8)

Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
German Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Greek Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spanish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Dutch Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Miquel is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Miquel’s connections around the world.

4 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Published statistics

United States, 2023: 8 boys (rank 8921).

Explore United States

4 of 9 countries

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Miquel

Region and dataset

Latest · 2023: 8; applications; Rank #8,921
Peak year: 1986; 61 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table

Miquel in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
Year	Applications	Rank	Status
1880	no value	no value	not covered
1881	no value	no value	not covered
1882	no value	no value	not covered
1883	no value	no value	not covered
1884	no value	no value	not covered
1885	no value	no value	not covered
1886	no value	no value	not covered
1887	no value	no value	not covered
1888	no value	no value	not covered
1889	no value	no value	not covered
1890	no value	no value	not covered
1891	no value	no value	not covered
1892	no value	no value	not covered
1893	no value	no value	not covered
1894	no value	no value	not covered
1895	no value	no value	not covered
1896	no value	no value	not covered
1897	no value	no value	not covered
1898	no value	no value	not covered
1899	no value	no value	not covered
1900	no value	no value	not covered
1901	no value	no value	not covered
1902	no value	no value	not covered
1903	no value	no value	not covered
1904	no value	no value	not covered
1905	no value	no value	not covered
1906	no value	no value	not covered
1907	no value	no value	not covered
1908	no value	no value	not covered
1909	no value	no value	not covered
1910	no value	no value	not covered
1911	no value	no value	not covered
1912	no value	no value	not covered
1913	no value	no value	not covered
1914	no value	no value	not covered
1915	no value	no value	not covered
1916	no value	no value	not covered
1917	no value	no value	not covered
1918	no value	no value	not covered
1919	no value	no value	not covered
1920	no value	no value	not covered
1921	no value	no value	not covered
1922	no value	no value	not covered
1923	no value	no value	not covered
1924	no value	no value	not covered
1925	no value	no value	not covered
1926	6	3,708	observed
1927	no value	no value	not covered
1928	no value	no value	not covered
1929	no value	no value	not covered
1930	no value	no value	not covered
1931	no value	no value	not covered
1932	no value	no value	not covered
1933	6	3,268	observed
1934	no value	no value	not covered
1935	no value	no value	not covered
1936	no value	no value	not covered
1937	no value	no value	not covered
1938	no value	no value	not covered
1939	no value	no value	not covered
1940	no value	no value	not covered
1941	no value	no value	not covered
1942	no value	no value	not covered
1943	no value	no value	not covered
1944	5	3,430	observed
1945	8	2,574	observed
1946	no value	no value	not covered
1947	no value	no value	not covered
1948	no value	no value	not covered
1949	9	2,606	observed
1950	7	3,021	observed
1951	5	3,714	observed
1952	13	2,153	observed
1953	12	2,287	observed
1954	14	2,114	observed
1955	9	2,764	observed
1956	16	2,015	observed
1957	18	1,887	observed
1958	15	2,093	observed
1959	14	2,200	observed
1960	9	2,871	observed
1961	8	3,097	observed
1962	15	2,117	observed
1963	12	2,414	observed
1964	14	2,205	observed
1965	21	1,720	observed
1966	18	1,814	observed
1967	25	1,540	observed
1968	22	1,695	observed
1969	27	1,570	observed
1970	34	1,435	observed
1971	30	1,597	observed
1972	30	1,566	observed
1973	30	1,586	observed
1974	31	1,582	observed
1975	44	1,304	observed
1976	38	1,453	observed
1977	29	1,780	observed
1978	40	1,474	observed
1979	44	1,407	observed
1980	49	1,341	observed
1981	55	1,236	observed
1982	43	1,464	observed
1983	43	1,448	observed
1984	48	1,365	observed
1985	57	1,268	observed
1986	61	1,227	observed
1987	44	1,587	observed
1988	45	1,592	observed
1989	49	1,615	observed
1990	52	1,587	observed
1991	47	1,725	observed
1992	54	1,621	observed
1993	36	2,162	observed
1994	41	2,012	observed
1995	45	1,887	observed
1996	44	1,986	observed
1997	26	2,903	observed
1998	38	2,312	observed
1999	43	2,162	observed
2000	34	2,674	observed
2001	29	3,061	observed
2002	30	3,022	observed
2003	27	3,366	observed
2004	26	3,534	observed
2005	24	3,815	observed
2006	35	3,083	observed
2007	20	4,640	observed
2008	16	5,487	observed
2009	23	4,278	observed
2010	16	5,478	observed
2011	20	4,659	observed
2012	11	7,050	observed
2013	18	4,981	observed
2014	12	6,632	observed
2015	12	6,676	observed
2016	9	8,146	observed
2017	10	7,546	observed
2018	7	9,670	observed
2019	10	7,643	observed
2020	15	5,699	observed
2021	7	9,714	observed
2022	14	6,147	observed
2023	8	8,921	observed
2024	no value	no value	not covered
2025	no value	no value	not covered

About this dataset and its counting rules

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe: US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding: Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression: Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking: computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

Miquel Soler
born 1965
Spanish footballer (born 1965)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Baptista Gran
1620–1684
franciscan friar proclaimed blessed by the Catholic Church (1620-1684)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Barceló
born 1957
painter (born 1957)
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Nelom
born 1990
Dutch footballer
Wikipedia Wikidata source
Miquel Martí i Pol
1929–2003
Catalan poet
Wikipedia Wikidata source

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms9

Wikidata Q15620341CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Dutch Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
German Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spanish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
French Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Polish Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Portuguese Wiktionary: MiquelCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1

Wikimedia Commons: File:Nl-Miquel.oggCC-BY-SA-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates5

SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Miquel

Hebrew origin

Where Miquel is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Miquel Soler

Miquel Baptista Gran

Miquel Barceló

Miquel Nelom

Miquel Martí i Pol

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page

A story to pass on.

About Miquel

Hebrew origin

Where Miquel is used

Across borders

United States

Popularity over time

United States

History

Notable bearers

Miquel Soler

Miquel Baptista Gran

Miquel Barceló

Miquel Nelom

Miquel Martí i Pol

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page