Miangel
A combination name derived from "Michael" and "Angel", meaning "angel-like" or "heavenly messenger".
Name Census estimates that about 979 living Americans carry the first name Miangel. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Miangel today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Miangel births was 2012 (67 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Miangel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
979
~ 1 in 350,107 Americans
Peak year
2012
67 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,534
Tracked since 1996
Census
Miangel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 601 people with the first name Miangel, which placed it at #18,056 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,056
National first-name rank
People counted
601
601 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
86.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Miangel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miangel is Black at 86.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.0%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Miangel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Miangel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American86.5% · 520
- Hispanic or Latino8.0% · 48
- Two or more races3.8% · 23
- White1.5% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Popularity
Miangel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Miangel from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 478 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Miangel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Miangel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Miangels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 13 states and territories. Ohio, Virginia, Florida recorded the most babies named Miangel, while Texas, Mississippi, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 20 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Miangel
The name Miangel has its origins in the Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the ancient Middle East during the time of the Babylonian and Persian empires. It is believed to have emerged around the 6th century BCE and is thought to be a combination of the Aramaic words "mi" meaning "from" and "angel" referring to a celestial being or messenger of God.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Miangel can be found in the apocryphal Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish text written around the 3rd century BCE. In this text, Miangel is mentioned as one of the archangels who stood guard over the entrance to the Garden of Eden.
During the Byzantine era, the name Miangel gained popularity among Greek-speaking Christians, who associated it with the archangel Michael, one of the principal angels in the Christian faith. This association likely contributed to the name's enduring use throughout the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
In the 5th century CE, a monk named Miangel of Bethlehem is recorded as having lived in a monastery near the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. He is believed to have been one of the earliest individuals to bear the name in its modern form.
Another notable figure in history with the name Miangel was Miangel Psellos, a Byzantine philosopher, and scholar who lived from 1018 to 1078 CE. He served as a chief minister and advisor to several Byzantine emperors and is renowned for his contributions to the fields of philosophy, law, and rhetoric.
In the 12th century, a Russian Orthodox saint named Miangel of Chernigov was venerated for his piety and miraculous healing abilities. He is said to have lived as a hermit in the forests near the city of Chernigov and is celebrated annually on September 6th in the Orthodox Christian calendar.
During the Renaissance period, an Italian painter named Miangel Anselmi (1491-1554) gained recognition for his religious works, particularly his frescoes adorning churches in the Marche region of Italy.
Another notable bearer of the name was Miangel Servetus (1511-1553), a Spanish theologian and polymath who made significant contributions to the study of geography, astronomy, and human anatomy. He is best known for his controversial writings on the doctrine of the Trinity, which ultimately led to his execution for heresy.
People
Miangel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Miangel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Miangel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Miangel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 979 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Miangel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 350,107 US residents.
Is Miangel a common name?
We classify Miangel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 90% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 989 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Miangel most popular?
The single biggest year for Miangel was 2012, when 67 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Miangel is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Miangel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 601 people with the name Miangel, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,056 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Miangel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Miangel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Miangel leans strongly female. 576 people counted with this name were female (95.7%), compared with 26 male bearers (4.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Miangel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Miangel is Black at 86.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.0%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Miangel most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Miangel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.5% (520 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Miangel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Miangel a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Miangel in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Miangel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Miangel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Miangel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Miangel?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Miangel on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.