Mike

Last seen for girls in 1994 at #13,430 · #1,231 for boys in 2025, 163 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
1960 · 12,045 births
Debut · boys
95 births
In top 100 · boys
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
205,861
since 1880

Mike over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #36, 1960boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,231163
2024#1,009222
2023#1,053206
2022#1,044211
2021#1,200161
2020#1,153168
2019#1,116176
2018#1,128171
2017#951219
2016#1,043190
2015#1,032196
2014#970216
2013#882236
2012#861245
2011#875239
2010#870242
2009#833260
2008#759293
2007#754292
2006#686329
2005#689300
2004#624338
2003#639322
2002#597342
2001#612315
2000#599329
1999#631284
1998#627290
1997#563335
1996#534362
1995#562332
1994#13,4305#616289
1993#613289
1992#544351
1991#514375
1990#505380
1989#473402
1988#10,3866#467381
1987#8,7787#508310
1986#487322
1985#459351
1984#492292
1983#7,3128#478311
1982#469325
1981#10,4115#404408
1980#401407
1979#9,0106#386438
1978#367438
1977#9,6525#344521
1976#7,2967#302591
1975#5,9849#280681
1974#6,2588#245814
1973#6,6667#2081,040
1972#4,79311#1781,392
1971#5,13610#1531,923
1970#2,85624#1362,466
1969#2,51527#1122,870
1968#3,16917#933,214
1967#4,30010#843,757
1966#3,55813#694,526
1965#2,60522#516,035
1964#2,75221#477,767
1963#2,78020#449,045
1962#3,16116#3910,530
1961#2,41125#3611,667
1960#2,43224#3612,045
1959#2,23426#3711,995
1958#2,37623#4010,779
1957#3,48912#537,247
1956#3,49312#973,900
1955#3,77810#1232,732
1954#3,32512#1302,502
1953#3,68710#1362,277
1952#4,4837#1362,101
1951#3,48210#1282,198
1950#3,9628#1132,614
1949#3,6129#883,742
1948#2,82813#685,045
1947#2,20020#655,750
1946#2,02421#644,854
1945#2,06017#693,592
1944#2,19916#803,084
1943#4,1966#902,803
1942#2,81711#1062,293
1941#3,2528#1111,933
1940#3,2088#1221,549
1939#4,2505#1291,348
1938#4,3425#1541,055
1937#168871
1936#174774
1935#4,2045#184728
1934#193650
1933#4,2185#203574
1932#206624
1931#4,3315#190693
1930#3,0559#196711
1929#2,73711#195696
1928#4,1956#187761
1927#180800
1926#3,5648#170857
1925#4,4266#164908
1924#3,14410#164963
1923#1551,006
1922#163931
1921#1451,080
1920#1411,074
1919#4,8145#1321,122
1918#4,8095#1271,287
1917#1261,181
1916#4,4175#1251,114
1915#1291,029
1914#128794
1913#145520
1912#144430
1911#135243
1910#143222
1909#151167
1908#167139
1907#147157
1906#145141
1905#167117
1904#160118
1903#157113
1902#17299
1901#15798
1900#158132
1899#17483
1898#160106
1897#16792
1896#19285
1895#18585
1894#17387
1893#20767
1892#19976
1891#19464
1890#16983
1889#18672
1888#18581
1887#17473
1886#16684
1885#15984
1884#16684
1883#16873
1882#15589
1881#22944
1880#14295
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mike was already there! It came in at #142, and was given to 95 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 45 boys a year got the name.

Where Mike is popular in 1928

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedNHWashington: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,905 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedIDMontana: #97 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 449 boysMTNorth Dakota: #96 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 392 boysNDMinnesota: #161 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,138 boysMNIllinois: #148 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,108 boysILWisconsin: #256 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,095 boysWIMichigan: #186 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,741 boysMINew York: #278 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 4,077 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedIAIndiana: #209 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,966 boysINOhio: #105 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 740 boysOHPennsylvania: #92 for boys · 125 births · 1 in 672 boysPANew Jersey: #167 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,838 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #66 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 332 boysCAUtah: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 972 boysUTColorado: #104 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 479 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedNEMissouri: #235 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,323 boysMOKentucky: #329 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,212 boysKYWest Virginia: #154 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 998 boysWVVirginia: #321 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,230 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedDEArizona: #61 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 234 boysAZNew Mexico: #50 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 201 boysNMKansas: #228 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,853 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedARTennessee: #295 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,022 boysTNNorth Carolina: #379 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,295 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #368 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,199 boysLAMississippi: #229 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,662 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedHITexas: #168 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 841 boysTXFlorida: #181 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,189 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#50 · 1 in 201
  2. Arizona#61 · 1 in 234
  3. California#66 · 1 in 332
  4. Pennsylvania#92 · 1 in 672
  5. North Dakota#96 · 1 in 392

Best ever in a state: #10 in Nevada, 1962.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#50221 in 201
Arizona#61181 in 234
California#661131 in 332
Pennsylvania#921251 in 672
North Dakota#96161 in 392
Montana#9791 in 449
Colorado#104181 in 479
Ohio#105711 in 740
Illinois#148521 in 1,108
West Virginia#154181 in 998
Minnesota#161181 in 1,138
New Jersey#167161 in 1,838
Texas#168691 in 841
Florida#181111 in 1,189
Michigan#186241 in 1,741
Utah#18951 in 972
Indiana#209131 in 1,966
Washington#21451 in 1,905
Kansas#22881 in 1,853
Mississippi#229121 in 1,662
Missouri#235121 in 2,323
Wisconsin#25681 in 3,095
New York#278241 in 4,077
Tennessee#29581 in 3,022
Virginia#32171 in 3,230
Kentucky#32981 in 3,212
Louisiana#36861 in 3,199
North Carolina#37981 in 4,295
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Oklahoma
Oregon
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South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mike
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 222 spots since 2024 (#1,009#1,231)
  • 78 spots since 2020 (#1,153#1,231)
  • 199 spots since 2015 (#1,032#1,231)
  • Biggest jump: 92 spots in 2017 (#1,043#951)
  • Biggest drop: 177 spots in 2018 (#951#1,128)
Rise & fade · boys
80 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1960 at #36 (12,045 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1956–1968
  • Top 1,000: 136 yrs · run 1880–2014
Share of babies · boys
1 in 177
  • Highest: 1 in 177 boys born in 1960 were named Mike (0.56%)
  • Latest: 1 in 10,479 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 34.7% of all boys named Mike (71,456) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s779#142 (1880)#173
1890s828#160 (1898)#182
1900s1,281#145 (1906)#158
1910s7,942#125 (1916)#133
1920s9,076#141 (1920)#166
1930s8,028#129 (1939)#180
1940s34,645#64 (1946)#86
1950s48,345#37 (1959)#99
1960s71,456#36 (1960)#61
1970s10,304#136 (1970)#260
1980s3,509#401 (1980)#464
1990s3,287#505 (1990)#571
2000s3,120#597 (2002)#679
2010s2,130#861 (2012)#973
2020s1,131#1,009 (2024)#1,115

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mike in 1928

girls
#4,195
6 births · 1 in 192,220 girls
boys
#187
761 births · 1 in 1,455 boys

Top girls' names in 1928

  1. #1Mary66,871
  2. #2Betty36,083
  3. #3Dorothy33,733
  4. #4Helen22,937
  5. #5Margaret20,295
  6. #6Ruth17,859
  7. #7Doris16,575
  8. #8Barbara14,872
  9. #9Virginia14,500
  10. #10Shirley14,215
  11. #4,195Mike6

Top boys' names in 1928

  1. #1Robert60,701
  2. #2John53,760
  3. #3James52,752
  4. #4William49,118
  5. #5Charles31,243
  6. #6Richard28,793
  7. #7Donald25,704
  8. #8George24,391
  9. #9Joseph22,322
  10. #10Edward18,492
  11. #187Mike761
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 192,220 of them was named Mike, which outranked 22.9% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #3,743Zenola7
  2. #3,743Zenora7
  3. #3,743Zoa7
  4. #4,195Mike6
  5. #4,195Ader6
  6. #4,195Adina6
  7. #4,195Agusta6
  8. #4,725Adamae5
  9. #4,725Adelma5
  10. #4,725Adlena5

Tied with 529 names at #4,195; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. 2,165Jeanine#3,053#888
  2. 1,368Joline#2,256#888
  3. 1,101Lorelei#2,095#994
  4. 1,063Jeannine#1,384#321
  5. 859Romona#1,456#597
Fallers
  1. 860Valencia#924#1,784
  2. 547Kazuko#955#1,502
  3. 386Matilde#924#1,310
  4. 368Glendora#747#1,115
  5. 366Hilma#924#1,290

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 1,455 of them was named Mike, which outranked 96.0% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #184Jesus775
  2. #185Jay769
  3. #186Merle764
  4. #187Mike761
  5. #188Lowell758
  6. #189Ivan755
  7. #190Antonio746
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. 1,009Fidencio#1,959#950
  2. 766Hoover#1,128#362
  3. 700Reyes#1,692#992
  4. 441Arlen#1,227#786
  5. 392Arland#1,372#980
Fallers
  1. 2,975Shoji#722#3,697
  2. 529Alvan#951#1,480
  3. 418Watson#964#1,382
  4. 412Judge#911#1,323
  5. 363Donato#990#1,353

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1928