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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #52 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 220 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mike, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #82 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 550 boysNHWashington: #36 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 170 boysWAIdaho: #38 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 153 boysIDMontana: #42 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 171 boysMTNorth Dakota: #84 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 374 boysNDMinnesota: #78 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 353 boysMNIllinois: #71 for boys · 217 births · 1 in 427 boysILWisconsin: #70 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 407 boysWIMichigan: #86 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 512 boysMINew York: #212 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,792 boysNYMassachusetts: #142 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,570 boysMARhode Island: #131 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,262 boysRIOregon: #34 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 149 boysORNevada: #44 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 179 boysNVWyoming: #32 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 110 boysWYSouth Dakota: #91 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 394 boysSDIowa: #51 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 212 boysIAIndiana: #63 for boys · 131 births · 1 in 343 boysINOhio: #60 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 372 boysOHPennsylvania: #134 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,097 boysPANew Jersey: #177 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,499 boysNJConnecticut: #168 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,531 boysCTCalifornia: #48 for boys · 658 births · 1 in 252 boysCAUtah: #33 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 127 boysUTColorado: #40 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 185 boysCONebraska: #58 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 237 boysNEMissouri: #56 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 295 boysMOKentucky: #94 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 510 boysKYWest Virginia: #172 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,350 boysWVVirginia: #172 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,171 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,310 boysMDDelaware: #89 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 522 boysDEArizona: #42 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 212 boysAZNew Mexico: #93 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 376 boysNMKansas: #60 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 246 boysKSArkansas: #64 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 301 boysARTennessee: #91 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 512 boysTNNorth Carolina: #170 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,049 boysNCSouth Carolina: #195 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,191 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #133 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 766 boysDCOklahoma: #52 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 208 boysOKLouisiana: #205 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,114 boysLAMississippi: #158 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 824 boysMSAlabama: #111 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 587 boysALGeorgia: #117 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 583 boysGAHawaii: #182 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 861 boysHITexas: #92 for boys · 251 births · 1 in 399 boysTXFlorida: #117 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 605 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#32 · 1 in 110
  2. Utah#33 · 1 in 127
  3. Oregon#34 · 1 in 149
  4. Washington#36 · 1 in 170
  5. Idaho#38 · 1 in 153

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#32191 in 110
Utah#33821 in 127
Oregon#34991 in 149
Washington#361501 in 170
Idaho#38351 in 153
Colorado#40941 in 185
Arizona#42681 in 212
Montana#42301 in 171
Nevada#44191 in 179
California#486581 in 252
Iowa#511071 in 212
Alaska#52121 in 220
Oklahoma#52861 in 208
Missouri#561241 in 295
Nebraska#58471 in 237
Kansas#60631 in 246
Ohio#602421 in 372
Indiana#631311 in 343
Arkansas#64501 in 301
Wisconsin#70891 in 407
Illinois#712171 in 427
Minnesota#78871 in 353
New Hampshire#82101 in 550
North Dakota#84131 in 374
Michigan#861521 in 512
Delaware#8981 in 522
South Dakota#91121 in 394
Tennessee#91641 in 512
Texas#922511 in 399
New Mexico#93241 in 376
Kentucky#94531 in 510
Alabama#111501 in 587
Florida#117771 in 605
Georgia#117701 in 583
Rhode Island#13161 in 1,262
District of Columbia#133161 in 766
Pennsylvania#134841 in 1,097
Massachusetts#142301 in 1,570
Mississippi#158251 in 824
Connecticut#168151 in 1,531
North Carolina#170411 in 1,049
Virginia#172311 in 1,171
West Virginia#172101 in 1,350
Maryland#173221 in 1,310
New Jersey#177361 in 1,499
Hawaii#18271 in 861
South Carolina#195191 in 1,191
Louisiana#205311 in 1,114
New York#212841 in 1,792
Maine———
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 1967

girls
#4,300
10 births · 1 in 165,103 girls
boys
#84
3,757 births · 1 in 464 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #4,300Mike10

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #84Mike3,757
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 165,103 of them was named Mike, which outranked 45.2% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #4,053Ylonda11
  2. #4,053Zanetta11
  3. #4,053Zsazsa11
  4. #4,300Mike10
  5. #4,300Adonica10
  6. #4,300Alda10
  7. #4,300Aleisa10
  8. #4,625Abra9
  9. #4,625Adaline9
  10. #4,625Aggie9

Tied with 324 names at #4,300; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 464 of them was named Mike, which outranked 98.2% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mike
  1. #81Walter3,808
  2. #82Philip3,786
  3. #83Bobby3,779
  4. #84Mike3,757
  5. #85Joe3,717
  6. #86Darrell3,652
  7. #87Jay3,612
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →