Mike

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A few things about Mike you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mike

Mike Nichols

American director and comedian (1931–2014)

Choose Mike and your child shares a first name with Mike Nichols, an American director and comedian. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mike, like who?” Mike Nichols's Wikipedia article is available in 61 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 10,482 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mike, 163 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mike would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMike has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Mikes, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1961, when it ranked #36. Today it's #1,231, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendMike has slipped 78 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,231. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMike is most popular in Florida, where it ranks #515, followed by New Jersey (#655) and New York (#692). It's in the top 1,000 in 4 states.
• 💬MeaningMike is an English form of Michael, which means “who is like God”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Mike

Mike is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “who is like God”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with M and ending in “-ike”. US birth records list Mike for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked #36 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,231, with 163 babies.

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