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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • 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: #40 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 177 boysWAIdaho: #82 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 329 boysIDMontana: #78 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 347 boysMTNorth Dakota: #138 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 787 boysNDMinnesota: #159 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,255 boysMNIllinois: #113 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 813 boysILWisconsin: #149 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,236 boysWIMichigan: #110 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 793 boysMINew York: #183 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,143 boysNYMassachusetts: #230 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,824 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedRIOregon: #51 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 230 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #114 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 543 boysSDIowa: #78 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 389 boysIAIndiana: #100 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 576 boysINOhio: #94 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 606 boysOHPennsylvania: #141 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,508 boysPANew Jersey: #143 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,605 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #51 for boys · 204 births · 1 in 235 boysCAUtah: #98 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 407 boysUTColorado: #94 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 429 boysCONebraska: #111 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 559 boysNEMissouri: #108 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 608 boysMOKentucky: #254 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,277 boysKYWest Virginia: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,186 boysWVVirginia: #308 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,303 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedDEArizona: #51 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 184 boysAZNew Mexico: #55 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 204 boysNMKansas: #83 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 387 boysKSArkansas: #273 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,265 boysARTennessee: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,804 boysTNNorth Carolina: #295 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,015 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 819 boysDCOklahoma: #100 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 453 boysOKLouisiana: #203 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,141 boysLAMississippi: #253 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,111 boysMSAlabama: #309 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,106 boysALGeorgia: #242 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,036 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedHITexas: #80 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 385 boysTXFlorida: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,595 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#40 · 1 in 177
  2. Arizona#51 · 1 in 184
  3. Oregon#51 · 1 in 230
  4. California#51 · 1 in 235
  5. New Mexico#55 · 1 in 204

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#40661 in 177
Arizona#51261 in 184
California#512041 in 235
Oregon#51321 in 230
New Mexico#55271 in 204
Iowa#78521 in 389
Montana#78131 in 347
Texas#801531 in 385
Idaho#82141 in 329
Kansas#83341 in 387
Colorado#94221 in 429
Ohio#94851 in 606
Utah#98131 in 407
Indiana#100461 in 576
Oklahoma#100461 in 453
Missouri#108461 in 608
Michigan#110551 in 793
Nebraska#111181 in 559
Illinois#113681 in 813
South Dakota#11491 in 543
District of Columbia#12071 in 819
North Dakota#13871 in 787
Pennsylvania#141491 in 1,508
New Jersey#143161 in 1,605
Wisconsin#149201 in 1,236
Minnesota#159181 in 1,255
West Virginia#178161 in 1,186
New York#183411 in 2,143
Louisiana#203191 in 1,141
Tennessee#211151 in 1,804
Florida#21891 in 1,595
Massachusetts#23061 in 4,824
Georgia#242151 in 2,036
Mississippi#253101 in 2,111
Kentucky#254121 in 2,277
Arkansas#27381 in 2,265
North Carolina#295121 in 3,015
Virginia#30871 in 3,303
Alabama#30991 in 3,106
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Maine
Maryland
Nevada
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
South Carolina
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 1939

girls
#4,250
5 births · 1 in 219,322 girls
boys
#129
1,348 births · 1 in 821 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #4,250Mike5

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #129Mike1,348
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 219,322 of them was named Mike, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #3,782Zenola6
  2. #3,782Zonia6
  3. #3,782Zorina6
  4. #4,250Mike5
  5. #4,250Abelina5
  6. #4,250Adelmira5
  7. #4,250Adine5

Tied with 700 names at #4,250; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. 880April#1,805#925
  2. 865Karel#1,703#838
  3. 725Hedy#1,650#925
  4. 722Vivien#1,703#981
  5. 709Karon#1,547#838
Fallers
  1. 712Eulalia#972#1,684
  2. 446Shelvia#955#1,401
  3. 358Naoma#992#1,350
  4. 304Imelda#890#1,194
  5. 279Helaine#870#1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 821 of them was named Mike, which outranked 96.7% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #126Calvin1,394
  2. #127Barry1,376
  3. #128Milton1,372
  4. #129Mike1,348
  5. #130Darrell1,340
  6. #131Roland1,329
  7. #132Elmer1,327
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. 463Alfonzo#1,439#976
  2. 447Rod#1,439#992
  3. 443Estel#1,397#954
  4. 422Cameron#1,364#942
  5. 421Turner#1,337#916
Fallers
  1. 518Gonzalo#779#1,297
  2. 497Judge#992#1,489
  3. 396Melville#963#1,359
  4. 355Agustin#883#1,238
  5. 351Antone#921#1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939