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Mike

/ˈmaɪk/ · 100% boys · 163 born in 2025

Mike has been given to about 206,523 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmaɪk/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 148,705
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mike per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 12,069
  • Born in 2025163
  • All time206,523
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Mike?

Its best year was 1960, when 12,069 babies were given the name, ranking 36th. The typical living American called Mike is about 66 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Mike

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ike0.81
  2. Mikel0.75
  3. Mickey0.72
  4. Mika0.64
  5. Miles0.60
  6. Mikael0.60
  7. Miller0.58
  8. Luke0.55

Middle names for Mike

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mike Thomas0.80
  2. Mike James0.80
  3. Mike Cole0.79
  4. Mike Wilder0.78
  5. Mike Miles0.65
  6. Mike Paul0.61

Sibling names for Mike

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Pennysister · 0.93
  2. Jaybrother · 0.93
  3. Chrisbrother · 0.93
  4. Tonybrother · 0.92
  5. Robinsister · 0.92
  6. Reginasister · 0.91

Where Mike is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.02%
  2. New Jersey0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. North Carolina0.01%
  5. Michigan0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mike Wilson0.75
  2. Mike Williams0.75
  3. Mike Walker0.75
  4. Mike Turner0.75
  5. Mike Torres0.75
  6. Mike Thompson0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mike

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mike across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.