Mike

Where Mike comes from

Shortened from Michael.
— Wiktionary's entry for Mike
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Mike through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #142 among boys, with 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, the most in any year.
  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.