Mikie
Mikie, known as Shinnyū Shain Tōru-kun in Japan, is an arcade video game developed and released by Konami in 1984. The object of the game is to guide a student named Mikie around the school locations to collect hearts which make up a letter from his girlfriend while being chased by members of the school staff.
Meaning & Origin of Mikie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mikie, known as Shinnyū Shain Tōru-kun in Japan, is an arcade video game developed and released by Konami in 1984. The object of the game is to guide a student named Mikie around the school locations to collect hearts which make up a letter from his girlfriend while being chased by members of the school staff.
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The Story of Mikie
As a girl name
Mikie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1942, when 8 Mikies were born — ranking #3,443 that year. As of 2026, Mikie ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 42 Mikies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mikie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1947, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 12 Mikies were born — ranking #3,078 that year. As of 2026, Mikie ranks #12,551 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 240 Mikies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mikie
Mikie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 240 births in the dataset. Mikie's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #3,078. Use the chart and map above to compare Mikie'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 .
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