Mike
A pet form of Michael, Hebrew for “who is like God?”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Mike appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 20 different years between 1943 and 1968. Its biggest year was 1960, when 12,045 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 36 nationally. All told, 206,523 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Mick (2,445) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Michael
Explore Mike interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 779 | No. 142 |
| 1890s | 828 | No. 160 |
| 1900s | 1,281 | No. 145 |
| 1910s | 7,942 | No. 125 |
| 1920s | 9,076 | No. 141 |
| 1930s | 8,028 | No. 129 |
| 1940s | 34,645 | No. 64 |
| 1950s | 48,345 | No. 37 |
| 1960s | 71,456 | No. 36 |
| 1970s | 10,304 | No. 136 |
| 1980s | 3,509 | No. 401 |
| 1990s | 3,287 | No. 505 |
| 2000s | 3,120 | No. 597 |
| 2010s | 2,130 | No. 861 |
| 2020s | 1,131 | No. 1009 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.