Boys' name · since 1982
Josemiguel
Josemiguel has 511 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
511 babies have been named Josemiguel since 1982, making it today's #7356 boys' name.
Josemiguel has 511 recorded births among boys since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7356 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #7,801 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,356 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 511 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Josemiguel ranks #7,801 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,356 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 511 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,801 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,356 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 511
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Josemiguel's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Josemiguel compares
511 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Josemiguel's all-time total is 38% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Josemiguel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 511 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Josemiguel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Josemiguel's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Josemiguel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Josemiguel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (206 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Josemiguel's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Josemiguel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
206 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 206 births (40% of all-time use).
How Josemiguel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Josemiguel's total volume
Josemiguel by state
Where Josemiguel concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 21.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.9% |
109 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Josemiguel's data
- Josemiguel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Josemiguels (109 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Josemiguel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Josemiguel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.