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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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 1950

  • 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: #60 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 339 boysWAIdaho: #67 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 312 boysIDMontana: #69 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 359 boysMTNorth Dakota: #96 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 495 boysNDMinnesota: #108 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 775 boysMNIllinois: #110 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 766 boysILWisconsin: #104 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 739 boysWIMichigan: #92 for boys · 126 births · 1 in 617 boysMINew York: #210 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,514 boysNYMassachusetts: #188 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,958 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedRIOregon: #58 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 311 boysORNevada: #41 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 176 boysNVWyoming: #49 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 213 boysWYSouth Dakota: #73 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 384 boysSDIowa: #65 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 396 boysIAIndiana: #58 for boys · 128 births · 1 in 351 boysINOhio: #81 for boys · 175 births · 1 in 519 boysOHPennsylvania: #219 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,285 boysPANew Jersey: #167 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,300 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #68 for boys · 350 births · 1 in 349 boysCAUtah: #99 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 534 boysUTColorado: #59 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 315 boysCONebraska: #69 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 401 boysNEMissouri: #82 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 463 boysMOKentucky: #122 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 777 boysKYWest Virginia: #132 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 900 boysWVVirginia: #250 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,468 boysVAMaryland: #221 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,442 boysMDDelaware: #108 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 670 boysDEArizona: #79 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 322 boysAZNew Mexico: #53 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 215 boysNMKansas: #64 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 343 boysKSArkansas: #112 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 556 boysARTennessee: #125 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 754 boysTNNorth Carolina: #140 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 837 boysNCSouth Carolina: #159 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 951 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,624 boysDCOklahoma: #69 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 340 boysOKLouisiana: #200 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,181 boysLAMississippi: #130 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 786 boysMSAlabama: #200 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,409 boysALGeorgia: #148 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 835 boysGAHawaii: #194 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,179 boysHITexas: #86 for boys · 263 births · 1 in 395 boysTXFlorida: #104 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 499 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#41 · 1 in 176
  2. Wyoming#49 · 1 in 213
  3. New Mexico#53 · 1 in 215
  4. Oregon#58 · 1 in 311
  5. Indiana#58 · 1 in 351

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#4181 in 176
Wyoming#49141 in 213
New Mexico#53461 in 215
Indiana#581281 in 351
Oregon#58541 in 311
Colorado#59521 in 315
Washington#60801 in 339
Kansas#64581 in 343
Iowa#65761 in 396
Idaho#67221 in 312
California#683501 in 349
Montana#69191 in 359
Nebraska#69371 in 401
Oklahoma#69701 in 340
South Dakota#73211 in 384
Arizona#79311 in 322
Ohio#811751 in 519
Missouri#82901 in 463
Texas#862631 in 395
Michigan#921261 in 617
North Dakota#96151 in 495
Utah#99181 in 534
Florida#104611 in 499
Wisconsin#104531 in 739
Delaware#10851 in 670
Minnesota#108461 in 775
Illinois#1101211 in 766
Arkansas#112401 in 556
Kentucky#122461 in 777
Tennessee#125521 in 754
Mississippi#130371 in 786
West Virginia#132271 in 900
North Carolina#140601 in 837
Georgia#148521 in 835
South Carolina#159301 in 951
New Jersey#167201 in 2,300
Massachusetts#188121 in 3,958
Hawaii#19451 in 1,179
Alabama#200271 in 1,409
Louisiana#200301 in 1,181
New York#210601 in 2,514
Pennsylvania#219331 in 3,285
Maryland#221101 in 2,442
District of Columbia#24651 in 2,624
Virginia#250151 in 2,468
Alaska
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont

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 1950

girls
#3,962
8 births · 1 in 214,132 girls
boys
#113
2,614 births · 1 in 685 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #3,962Mike8

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #113Mike2,614
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 214,132 of them was named Mike, which outranked 35.1% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #3,662Willadean9
  2. #3,662Wynetta9
  3. #3,662Xenia9
  4. #3,962Mike8
  5. #3,962Adonna8
  6. #3,962Alanda8
  7. #3,962Albertina8
  8. #4,315Aaron7
  9. #4,315Abbey7
  10. #4,315Adelene7

Tied with 352 names at #3,962; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. 1,242Mindy#2,013#771
  2. 649Geralyn#1,627#978
  3. 636Kyle#1,512#876
  4. 416Debrah#1,109#693
  5. 405Debbra#1,353#948
Fallers
  1. 241Luana#823#1,064
  2. 231Christene#930#1,161
  3. 216Pearline#785#1,001
  4. 210Ingrid#518#728
  5. 201Dayle#982#1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 685 of them was named Mike, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #110Bernard2,636
  2. #110Ray2,636
  3. #112Herbert2,621
  4. #113Mike2,614
  5. #114Jesse2,607
  6. #115Jay2,584
  7. #116Darrell2,493
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. 744Ezzard#1,616#872
  2. 510Kelvin#1,085#575
  3. 447Nancy#1,297#850
  4. 420Samual#1,380#960
  5. 376Shaun#1,275#899
Fallers
  1. 371Sharon#885#1,256
  2. 369Melvyn#770#1,139
  3. 367Les#997#1,364
  4. 351Delmas#905#1,256
  5. 315Denzil#808#1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950