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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • 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: #20 for boys · 198 births · 1 in 102 boysWAIdaho: #36 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 169 boysIDMontana: #38 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 173 boysMTNorth Dakota: #119 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 635 boysNDMinnesota: #74 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 393 boysMNIllinois: #65 for boys · 176 births · 1 in 378 boysILWisconsin: #83 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 481 boysWIMichigan: #74 for boys · 122 births · 1 in 437 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,777 boysNYMassachusetts: #237 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,340 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedRIOregon: #29 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 128 boysORNevada: #21 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 78 boysNVWyoming: #63 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 270 boysWYSouth Dakota: #54 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 240 boysSDIowa: #44 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 235 boysIAIndiana: #45 for boys · 139 births · 1 in 239 boysINOhio: #79 for boys · 138 births · 1 in 453 boysOHPennsylvania: #167 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,992 boysPANew Jersey: #134 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,498 boysNJConnecticut: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,938 boysCTCalifornia: #30 for boys · 538 births · 1 in 157 boysCAUtah: #38 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 170 boysUTColorado: #46 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 225 boysCONebraska: #65 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 327 boysNEMissouri: #58 for boys · 109 births · 1 in 298 boysMOKentucky: #142 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 845 boysKYWest Virginia: #138 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 858 boysWVVirginia: #263 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,266 boysVAMaryland: #172 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,663 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedDEArizona: #44 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 187 boysAZNew Mexico: #42 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 166 boysNMKansas: #33 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 171 boysKSArkansas: #116 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 608 boysARTennessee: #120 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 742 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,311 boysNCSouth Carolina: #191 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,257 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #118 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 763 boysDCOklahoma: #43 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 211 boysOKLouisiana: #140 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 794 boysLAMississippi: #200 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,484 boysMSAlabama: #178 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,205 boysALGeorgia: #169 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,105 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedHITexas: #45 for boys · 327 births · 1 in 241 boysTXFlorida: #113 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 618 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Washington#20 · 1 in 102
  2. Nevada#21 · 1 in 78
  3. Oregon#29 · 1 in 128
  4. California#30 · 1 in 157
  5. Kansas#33 · 1 in 171

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#201981 in 102
Nevada#21141 in 78
Oregon#29871 in 128
California#305381 in 157
Kansas#33921 in 171
Idaho#36301 in 169
Montana#38261 in 173
Utah#38421 in 170
New Mexico#42411 in 166
Oklahoma#431021 in 211
Arizona#44371 in 187
Iowa#44921 in 235
Indiana#451391 in 239
Texas#453271 in 241
Colorado#46501 in 225
South Dakota#54221 in 240
Missouri#581091 in 298
Wyoming#6381 in 270
Illinois#651761 in 378
Nebraska#65341 in 327
Michigan#741221 in 437
Minnesota#74651 in 393
Ohio#791381 in 453
Wisconsin#83591 in 481
Florida#113381 in 618
Arkansas#116331 in 608
District of Columbia#118131 in 763
North Dakota#11991 in 635
Tennessee#120431 in 742
New Jersey#134231 in 1,498
West Virginia#138221 in 858
Louisiana#140341 in 794
Kentucky#142341 in 845
Connecticut#15581 in 1,938
New York#155621 in 1,777
Pennsylvania#167421 in 1,992
Georgia#169331 in 1,105
Maryland#172111 in 1,663
Alabama#178271 in 1,205
South Carolina#191191 in 1,257
North Carolina#192321 in 1,311
Mississippi#200161 in 1,484
Massachusetts#23771 in 5,340
Virginia#263131 in 2,266
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
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 1944

girls
#2,199
16 births · 1 in 82,951 girls
boys
#80
3,084 births · 1 in 442 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #2,199Mike16

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #80Mike3,084
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 82,951 of them was named Mike, which outranked 58.1% of the 5,243 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #2,096Wallis17
  2. #2,096Wanetta17
  3. #2,096Zada17
  4. #2,199Mike16
  5. #2,199Ailene16
  6. #2,199Alexa16
  7. #2,199Alfredia16
  8. #2,287Adelita15
  9. #2,287Alecia15
  10. #2,287Alfred15

Tied with 87 names at #2,199; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 442 of them was named Mike, which outranked 98.0% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #77Allen3,422
  2. #78Leroy3,410
  3. #79Eddie3,315
  4. #80Mike3,084
  5. #81Andrew3,056
  6. #82Alfred3,047
  7. #83Phillip3,002
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →