Recorded 1923–1989 Girls' name Peak 1923 19 births

Miguela — girls' name

19 babies named Miguela in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s91980s10

The verdict

19 girls have been named Miguela since 1923, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

19
total births
1923–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Miguela was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

9 babies were named Miguela in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Miguela

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Miguela between 1923 and 1989, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Miguela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Miguela performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Miguela shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Miguela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Miguela at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

19

Since 1923

67 years of records

Peak year

1923

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1923

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1989

Miguela popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1923

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
45678910 198919871923 9

Miguela by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
10 births that decade — 53% of Miguela's all-time total
1920s91980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Miguela?
19 babies have been named Miguela since 1923. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1923 with 9 births.
When was Miguela most popular?
Miguela was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Miguela been used?
Miguela has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 67 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Miguela?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Migdalia, Mignon, Miguel, Miguelina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.