Mike

Where Mike comes from

Shortened from Michael.
— Wiktionary's entry for Mike
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #142 among boys — 95 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1959
    Mike Pence born
    Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021
  3. 1960
    Peak, #36
    12,045 babies named Mike — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1966
    Mike Tyson born
    American boxer and media personality
  5. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #69.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Michaela.
Namesakes
  • Mike Pence · Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021, born 1959
  • Mike Tyson · American boxer and media personality, born 1966
  • Mike Pompeo · American politician, United States Secretary of State, born 1963
  • Mike Nichols · American director and comedian, 1931–2014
  • Mike Hawthorn · British racing driver, 1929–1959

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.