Mike
Mike is a masculine given name, most commonly encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mike
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mike is a masculine given name, most commonly encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mike
American parents first put Mike on the record books as a baby boy name in 1880, with 95 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1960, when 12,041 Mikes were born — ranking #36 that year. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Mikes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #959 among baby boy names with 236 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 206K Mikes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Mike
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mike. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Mike
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mike (Brazilian footballer) (born 1993), full name Mike dos Santos Nenatarvicius, Brazilian football forward
- Mike (musician) (stylized as MIKE; born 1998), American rapper, songwriter and record producer
- Mike. (stylized as "mike."; born 1988), American rapper and baseball player also known as Mike Stud
- Mike Adenuga (born 1953), Nigerian billionaire businessman
- Mike Affleck (born 1984), American football player
- Mike Akiu (born 1962), American football player and coach
- Mike Aldrete (born 1961), American baseball player and coach
- Mike Alford (born 1943), American football player
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Names that sound like Mike
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mike is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Mike
Mike is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 206K births in the dataset. Mike's peak popularity came in 1960 when it ranked #36. Use the chart and map above to compare Mike's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.