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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #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 1949

  • 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: #38 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 190 boysWAIdaho: #39 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 164 boysIDMontana: #42 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 219 boysMTNorth Dakota: #96 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 490 boysNDMinnesota: #61 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 349 boysMNIllinois: #75 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 436 boysILWisconsin: #84 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 560 boysWIMichigan: #87 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 499 boysMINew York: #178 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 2,073 boysNYMassachusetts: #151 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,486 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedRIOregon: #37 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 182 boysORNevada: #57 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 230 boysNVWyoming: #42 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 187 boysWYSouth Dakota: #90 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 485 boysSDIowa: #47 for boys · 130 births · 1 in 228 boysIAIndiana: #48 for boys · 172 births · 1 in 260 boysINOhio: #69 for boys · 225 births · 1 in 406 boysOHPennsylvania: #200 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 2,708 boysPANew Jersey: #206 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,277 boysNJConnecticut: #152 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,071 boysCTCalifornia: #44 for boys · 554 births · 1 in 217 boysCAUtah: #65 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 292 boysUTColorado: #46 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 238 boysCONebraska: #55 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 293 boysNEMissouri: #64 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 364 boysMOKentucky: #87 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 487 boysKYWest Virginia: #126 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 860 boysWVVirginia: #222 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,841 boysVAMaryland: #189 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,822 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedDEArizona: #39 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 182 boysAZNew Mexico: #38 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 155 boysNMKansas: #37 for boys · 103 births · 1 in 192 boysKSArkansas: #84 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 404 boysARTennessee: #100 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 566 boysTNNorth Carolina: #133 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 788 boysNCSouth Carolina: #132 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 697 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #142 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 937 boysDCOklahoma: #51 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 245 boysOKLouisiana: #146 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 792 boysLAMississippi: #143 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 907 boysMSAlabama: #165 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,079 boysALGeorgia: #105 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 504 boysGAHawaii: #198 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,223 boysHITexas: #53 for boys · 380 births · 1 in 265 boysTXFlorida: #86 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 405 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#37 · 1 in 182
  2. Kansas#37 · 1 in 192
  3. New Mexico#38 · 1 in 155
  4. Washington#38 · 1 in 190
  5. Idaho#39 · 1 in 164

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#371031 in 192
Oregon#37891 in 182
New Mexico#38621 in 155
Washington#381411 in 190
Arizona#39531 in 182
Idaho#39411 in 164
Montana#42291 in 219
Wyoming#42161 in 187
California#445541 in 217
Colorado#46661 in 238
Iowa#471301 in 228
Indiana#481721 in 260
Oklahoma#51951 in 245
Texas#533801 in 265
Nebraska#55491 in 293
Nevada#5761 in 230
Minnesota#611001 in 349
Missouri#641141 in 364
Utah#65331 in 292
Ohio#692251 in 406
Illinois#752091 in 436
Arkansas#84561 in 404
Wisconsin#84701 in 560
Florida#86721 in 405
Kentucky#87741 in 487
Michigan#871521 in 499
South Dakota#90161 in 485
North Dakota#96151 in 490
Tennessee#100691 in 566
Georgia#105871 in 504
West Virginia#126291 in 860
South Carolina#132411 in 697
North Carolina#133641 in 788
District of Columbia#142131 in 937
Mississippi#143321 in 907
Louisiana#146441 in 792
Massachusetts#151191 in 2,486
Connecticut#15291 in 2,071
Alabama#165361 in 1,079
New York#178721 in 2,073
Maryland#189131 in 1,822
Hawaii#19851 in 1,223
Pennsylvania#200401 in 2,708
New Jersey#206141 in 3,277
Virginia#222201 in 1,841
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 1949

girls
#3,612
9 births · 1 in 190,097 girls
boys
#88
3,742 births · 1 in 474 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #3,612Mike9

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #88Mike3,742
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 190,097 of them was named Mike, which outranked 40.5% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #3,393Zaida10
  2. #3,393Zara10
  3. #3,393Zenda10
  4. #3,612Mike9
  5. #3,612Acquanetta9
  6. #3,612Adena9
  7. #3,612Aldona9
  8. #3,892Abbey8
  9. #3,892Adel8
  10. #3,892Adrianna8

Tied with 279 names at #3,612; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 474 of them was named Mike, which outranked 97.9% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #85Keith3,878
  2. #86Brian3,854
  3. #87Rodney3,826
  4. #88Mike3,742
  5. #89Marvin3,725
  6. #90Norman3,668
  7. #91Earl3,652
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →