Mike

Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Variant of Michael (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1234 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Mike reached #36 in 1960 and has faded to #1234 since. About 206,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#302 in Ecuador (2025) · #374 in Netherlands (2025) · #550 in Poland (2025) · #579 in Austria (2025) · #614 in Switzerland (2025) · #779 in Ireland (2025) · #1,034 in Belgium (2025) · #1,196 in France (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #2,824 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,578 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mikes

Mike Pence — Vice President of the United States from 2017 to 2021
Mike Tyson — American boxer and media personality (born 1966)
Mike Myers — Canadian actor, comedian and filmmaker
Mike Pompeo — American politician (born 1963)
Mike Shinoda — American musician, rapper, singer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Mike Ehrmantraut — Breaking Bad (TV series)
Mike Wheeler — Stranger Things (TV series)
Mike Delfino — Desperate Housewives (TV series)

What Mikes become

Among 9,543 notable people named Mike:

Sports figures appear 2.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mike Tyson, American boxer and media personality (born 1966).

Similar names: Mickey · Steve · Mikah · Ayce · Toby · Vince

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