Mike

“Variant of Michael — Who is like God?” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 4,800 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 5,500 boys in Belgium (2025).

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

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) and former United States Secretary of State (2018–2021)
Mike Shinoda — American musician, rapper, singer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Mike Ehrmantraut — Breaking Bad · Better Call Saul
Mike Wheeler — Stranger Things, season 1 · Stranger Things, season 2
Mike Delfino — Desperate Housewives

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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