Miguel Nunez
There are approximately 76 people named Miguel Nunez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 4,509,926 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Miguel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nunez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
76
1 in 4,509,926
Named Miguel
177K
Alive today
Named Nunez
148K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 177K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2007
Average age: 31
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (95.2%)
Estimated bearers: 148K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #228
Per 100K: 43.12
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.3%)
First name trend
Miguel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Miguel. The peak year was 2007 with 4,914 births. The average person named Miguel today is 31 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Miguel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Miguel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 95.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Miguel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Miguel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino95.2% · 281,699
- White2.3% · 6,723
- Black or African American1.3% · 3,792
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 2,721
- Two or more races0.2% · 628
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 435
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Nunez surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Nunez, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Nunez described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Nunez at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.3% · 118,997
- White5.2% · 6,738
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 1,308
- Black or African American0.8% · 1,051
- Two or more races0.3% · 451
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 350
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Miguel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0517% of the US population, based on 177,346 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Miguel right now.
The surname Nunez appears at a rate of 43.12 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0431%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 76 people with the full name Miguel Nunez. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Miguel Nunez: questions and answers
How many people are named Miguel Nunez?
We estimate approximately 76 people in the United States share the full name Miguel Nunez. That works out to about 1 in 4,509,926 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0517%) with the surname frequency (43.12 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Miguel Nunez?
We classify Miguel Nunez as "Very Rare". About 1 in 4,509,926 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Miguel a male or female name?
Miguel is predominantly male. Out of 189,879 total SSA registrations, 99.5% were male and 0.5% were female. See the full Miguel profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Miguel Nunez?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.