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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201943peak #36, 1960boys
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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 1943

  • 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: #30 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 142 boysWAIdaho: #41 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 195 boysIDMontana: #58 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 230 boysMTNorth Dakota: #107 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 531 boysNDMinnesota: #71 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 374 boysMNIllinois: #78 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 468 boysILWisconsin: #78 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 456 boysWIMichigan: #80 for boys · 127 births · 1 in 462 boysMINew York: #166 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,962 boysNYMassachusetts: #184 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,150 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedRIOregon: #30 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 150 boysORNevada: #18 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 66 boysNVWyoming: #35 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 143 boysWYSouth Dakota: #90 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 411 boysSDIowa: #38 for boys · 105 births · 1 in 212 boysIAIndiana: #60 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 329 boysINOhio: #77 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 472 boysOHPennsylvania: #159 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,831 boysPANew Jersey: #161 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,082 boysNJConnecticut: #200 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,958 boysCTCalifornia: #34 for boys · 448 births · 1 in 183 boysCAUtah: #45 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 204 boysUTColorado: #64 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 292 boysCONebraska: #66 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 343 boysNEMissouri: #70 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 369 boysMOKentucky: #162 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,021 boysKYWest Virginia: #142 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 877 boysWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,608 boysVAMaryland: #249 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,270 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedDEArizona: #37 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 164 boysAZNew Mexico: #26 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 111 boysNMKansas: #49 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 234 boysKSArkansas: #124 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 638 boysARTennessee: #156 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,066 boysTNNorth Carolina: #263 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,419 boysNCSouth Carolina: #213 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,630 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #145 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 971 boysDCOklahoma: #45 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 207 boysOKLouisiana: #167 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 905 boysLAMississippi: #182 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,241 boysMSAlabama: #216 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,558 boysALGeorgia: #141 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 834 boysGAHawaii: #146 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 985 boysHITexas: #54 for boys · 287 births · 1 in 272 boysTXFlorida: #127 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 704 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nevada#18 · 1 in 66
  2. New Mexico#26 · 1 in 111
  3. Washington#30 · 1 in 142
  4. Oregon#30 · 1 in 150
  5. California#34 · 1 in 183

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#18151 in 66
New Mexico#26581 in 111
Oregon#30771 in 150
Washington#301421 in 142
California#344481 in 183
Wyoming#35151 in 143
Arizona#37431 in 164
Iowa#381051 in 212
Idaho#41271 in 195
Oklahoma#451091 in 207
Utah#45381 in 204
Kansas#49691 in 234
Texas#542871 in 272
Montana#58201 in 230
Indiana#601041 in 329
Colorado#64381 in 292
Nebraska#66331 in 343
Missouri#70941 in 369
Minnesota#71711 in 374
Ohio#771441 in 472
Illinois#781561 in 468
Wisconsin#78651 in 456
Michigan#801271 in 462
South Dakota#90131 in 411
North Dakota#107111 in 531
Arkansas#124331 in 638
Florida#127311 in 704
Georgia#141441 in 834
West Virginia#142231 in 877
District of Columbia#145101 in 971
Hawaii#14651 in 985
Tennessee#156311 in 1,066
Pennsylvania#159511 in 1,831
New Jersey#161181 in 2,082
Kentucky#162291 in 1,021
New York#166611 in 1,962
Louisiana#167301 in 905
Mississippi#182201 in 1,241
Massachusetts#184131 in 3,150
Connecticut#20061 in 2,958
South Carolina#213151 in 1,630
Virginia#214191 in 1,608
Alabama#216221 in 1,558
Maryland#24961 in 3,270
North Carolina#263181 in 2,419
Alaska———
Delaware———
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 1943

girls
#4,196
6 births · 1 in 232,549 girls
boys
#90
2,803 births · 1 in 509 boys

Top girls' names in 1943

  1. #1Mary66,174
  2. #2Barbara43,432
  3. #3Patricia39,620
  4. #4Linda38,439
  5. #5Carol31,686
  6. #6Sandra25,990
  7. #7Judith25,214
  8. #8Sharon24,712
  9. #9Nancy23,988
  10. #10Betty21,596
  11. #4,196Mike6

Top boys' names in 1943

  1. #1James80,278
  2. #2Robert74,892
  3. #3John68,929
  4. #4William55,904
  5. #5Richard46,339
  6. #6David37,240
  7. #7Charles36,632
  8. #8Thomas32,874
  9. #9Ronald29,239
  10. #10Michael24,745
  11. #90Mike2,803
More about 1943

girls

1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 232,549 of them was named Mike, which outranked 21.8% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #3,801Zannie7
  2. #3,801Zara7
  3. #3,801Zenith7
  4. #4,196Mike6
  5. #4,196Abelina6
  6. #4,196Adonna6
  7. #4,196Adrea6
  8. #4,691Adelyn5
  9. #4,691Adine5
  10. #4,691Adlean5

Tied with 494 names at #4,196; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 878Tana#1,559 → #681
  2. ↑ 754Rozanne#1,706 → #952
  3. ↑ 722Cheryle#1,592 → #870
  4. ↑ 596Tena#1,592 → #996
  5. ↑ 525Alexis#1,349 → #824
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Florida#997 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 467Jerilynn#581 → #1,048
  3. ↓ 364Lorelei#864 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 308Kaaren#536 → #844
  5. ↓ 305Erna#864 → #1,169

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

boys

1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 509 of them was named Mike, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #87Tom2,909
  2. #88Danny2,898
  3. #89Gene2,865
  4. #90Mike2,803
  5. #91Lee2,789
  6. #92Bernard2,744
  7. #93Steve2,684
Biggest movers since 1942
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Derek#1,228 → #714
  2. ↑ 465Armond#1,421 → #956
  3. ↑ 368Les#1,214 → #846
  4. ↑ 347Aron#1,244 → #897
  5. ↑ 321Edsel#1,167 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Humberto#780 → #1,280
  2. ↓ 352Chauncey#928 → #1,280
  3. ↓ 352Clearence#991 → #1,343
  4. ↓ 344Macarthur#512 → #856
  5. ↓ 325Reyes#933 → #1,258

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

See the top 100 for 1943 →