Luismiguel
A combination of two masculine Spanish names Luis and Miguel, potentially meaning "famous warrior" and "one who is like God".
Name Census estimates that about 220 living Americans carry the first name Luismiguel. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Luismiguel today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Luismiguel births was 1987 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Luismiguel. 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
220
~ 1 in 1,557,974 Americans
Peak year
1987
13 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2019 SSA rank
#13,351
Tracked since 1983
Census
Luismiguel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 677 people with the first name Luismiguel, which placed it at #16,602 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
#16,602
National first-name rank
People counted
677
677 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
88.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Luismiguel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luismiguel is Hispanic at 88.0%. The next largest groups are White (5.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.2%). 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 Luismiguel 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 Luismiguel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino88.0% · 596
- White5.9% · 40
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.2% · 35
- Black or African American0.3% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 2
- Two or more races0.3% · 2
Popularity
Luismiguel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Luismiguel from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 69 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Luismiguel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Luismiguel 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 Luismiguel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Luismiguels live
Origin
Meaning and history of Luismiguel
The name Luismiguel is a compound name derived from the Spanish names Luis and Miguel. Luis has its origins in the Old Frankish name Chlodovech, which was later Latinized as Ludovicus. The name is composed of the Germanic elements "hlud" meaning "famous" and "wig" meaning "warrior" or "battle." Miguel, on the other hand, traces its roots back to the Hebrew name Michael, meaning "who is like God."
The name Luis has a long and illustrious history, with the earliest known bearer being the Frankish king Clovis I (c. 466-511). He was instrumental in the spread of Christianity in Gaul and is regarded as the founder of the Merovingian dynasty. Another notable Luis was the Holy Roman Emperor Louis the Pious (778-840), who played a pivotal role in the Carolingian Renaissance.
Miguel also has its share of prominent historical figures. One of the earliest was Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), the renowned Spanish writer and author of the masterpiece "Don Quixote." Another notable Miguel was the Mexican artist Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811), who is considered the Father of Mexican Independence.
The combined name Luismiguel, while uncommon, has been borne by several individuals throughout history. One of the earliest recorded instances was Luismiguel de la Puebla (c. 1520-1590), a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru. Another Luismiguel of note was Luismiguel Fernández de Heredia (1635-1704), a Spanish military commander and viceroy of New Spain.
In the realm of literature, Luismiguel Gutiérrez Nájera (1859-1895) was a Mexican poet, writer, and journalist who played a significant role in the Mexican Modernist movement. The name also found its way into the world of art, with Luismiguel Suro (1916-1996), a Cuban-American painter and sculptor known for his abstract expressionist works.
One of the most recent historical figures to bear the name Luismiguel was Luismiguel Bauza (1926-2015), a renowned Peruvian playwright, poet, and essayist. He was a leading figure in the Peruvian literary scene and received numerous accolades for his contributions to theater and literature.
People
Luismiguel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Luismiguel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Luismiguel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Luismiguel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 220 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Luismiguel 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 1,557,974 US residents.
Is Luismiguel a common name?
We classify Luismiguel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 225 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Luismiguel most popular?
The single biggest year for Luismiguel was 1987, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Luismiguel is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Luismiguel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 677 people with the name Luismiguel, or 0.22 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,602 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 Luismiguel 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 Luismiguel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Luismiguel appears almost entirely male. Of the 677 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Luismiguel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Luismiguel is Hispanic at 88.0%. The next largest groups are White (5.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.2%). 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 Luismiguel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Luismiguel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.0% (596 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 Luismiguel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Luismiguel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Luismiguel in the SSA data are male. 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 Luismiguel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Luismiguel 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 Luismiguel 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 many Americans are named Luismiguel?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.