Mike

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Mike is a masculine given name, most commonly encountered as a short form of Michael. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Mike first appears in the data in 1956 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 821 babies (rank #15 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Mike

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Mike yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

17,958

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

821

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Stranger Things: Mike Wheeler — D&D dungeon master
In The Roald Dahl Universe: Mike Teavee

Famous people named Mike

Mike Penceradio personality · b. 1959
Mike Tysonautobiographer · b. 1966
Mike Pompeoforeign minister · b. 1963
Mike Nicholsfilm actor · b. 1931
Mike Havenaarassociation football player · b. 1987

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with M

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1956	2	#766
1957	2	#796
1958	10	#515
1959	21	#374
1960	14	#466
1961	19	#406
1962	40	#286
1963	36	#312
1964	37	#307
1965	59	#249
1966	58	#249
1967	85	#201
1968	92	#193
1969	146	#142
1970	139	#147
1971	157	#134
1972	159	#130
1973	148	#126
1974	169	#110
1975	165	#112
1976	156	#121
1977	126	#137
1978	130	#137
1979	131	#138
1980	161	#124
1981	145	#131
1982	155	#121
1983	186	#101
1984	254	#82
1985	342	#59
1986	324	#64
1987	347	#62
1988	400	#48
1989	475	#36
1990	671	#25
1991	821	#15
1992	818	#13
1993	818	#12
1994	744	#12
1995	717	#13
1996	744	#8
1997	785	#6
1998	756	#11
1999	709	#15
2000	748	#12
2001	617	#21
2002	560	#22
2003	504	#29
2004	460	#26
2005	392	#33
2006	371	#34
2007	331	#45
2008	334	#45
2009	245	#67
2010	243	#71
2011	195	#82
2012	166	#92
2013	162	#94
2014	157	#101