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Mike

Boy

Meaning of Mike: English: 'who is like God'

Mike is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1238th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1238

163 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

206,523

First recorded 1880 · peak 1960

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 413 babies1982: 325 babies1983: 319 babies1984: 292 babies1985: 351 babies1986: 322 babies1987: 317 babies1988: 387 babies1989: 402 babies1990: 380 babies19901991: 375 babies1992: 351 babies1993: 289 babies1994: 294 babies1995: 332 babies1996: 362 babies1997: 335 babies1998: 290 babies1999: 284 babies2000: 329 babies20002001: 315 babies2002: 342 babies2003: 322 babies2004: 338 babies2005: 300 babies2006: 329 babies2007: 292 babies2008: 293 babies2009: 260 babies2010: 242 babies20102011: 239 babies2012: 245 babies2013: 236 babies2014: 216 babies2015: 196 babies2016: 190 babies2017: 219 babies2018: 171 babies2019: 176 babies2020: 168 babies20202021: 161 babies2022: 211 babies2023: 206 babies2024: 222 babies2025: 163 babies
US babies named Mike per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 413.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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