Boys' name · peaked in 1960
Mike name popularity since 1925
190,614 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mike. Half of them were born in 1959 or earlier, so the typical Mike is about 67 years old in 2026. Mike peaked in 1960 as the #36 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 190,614
- Named Mike, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,234 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 637 girls · 189,977 boys
- Most popular in
- Wyoming
- 2.61× its national share
Peak year is the year Mike made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mike births per year, 1925–2025
1960 was the biggest year for Mike both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1954 and 1959, Mike became 4.6× more common, from 1 in 815 baby boys to 1 in 178.
- Steepest fall: Between 1969 and 1974, its share of baby boys fell by 68%, from 1 in 623 to 1 in 1,930.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mike's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mike.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mike in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 31 | 4,022 | – |
| 1930s | 34 | 8,028 | #184 |
| 1940s | 129 | 34,645 | #69 |
| 1950s | 130 | 48,345 | #123 |
| 1960s | 195 | 71,456 | #51 |
| 1970s | 87 | 10,304 | #280 |
| 1980s | 26 | 3,509 | #459 |
| 1990s | 5 | 3,287 | #563 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,120 | #690 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,130 | #1,034 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,131 | #1,234 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
62.5% of babies named Mike from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Mike is most popular
The index compares Mike's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mike.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2.61× | 665 |
| Montana | 2.45× | 1,349 |
| Oregon | 2.16× | 3,818 |
| New Mexico | 2.07× | 2,154 |
| Washington | 2.03× | 6,411 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mike's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mike.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mike (1960).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data