Boys' name · since 1880
Mike
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 205,861 babies named Mike, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 205,861
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
205,861 babies have been named Mike since 1880, making it today's #1231 boys' name.
Mike has 205,861 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1231 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #182 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,231 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 205,861 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mike ranks #182 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,231 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 205,861 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #182 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,231 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 205,861
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Mike's 205,861 recorded births place it above 99.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mike compares
205,861 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mike's all-time total is 558x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mike | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 205,861 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 12,045 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mike's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mike's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 44 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 12,045, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mike popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 12,045
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mike popularity over time - girls
662 total births recorded since 1916 (Mike as girls' name)
Mike by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (71,456 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Mike's strongest decade.
71,456 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Mike births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 779
1880s
779 births
- 1890s 828
1890s
828 births
- 1900s 1,281
1900s
1,281 births
- 1910s 7,942
1910s
7,942 births
- 1920s 9,076
1920s
9,076 births
- 1930s 8,028
1930s
8,028 births
- 1940s
1940s
34,645 births
- 1950s
1950s
48,345 births
- 1960s
1960s
71,456 births
- 1970s 10,304
1970s
10,304 births
- 1980s 3,509
1980s
3,509 births
- 1990s 3,287
1990s
3,287 births
- 2000s 3,120
2000s
3,120 births
- 2010s 2,130
2010s
2,130 births
- 2020s 1,131
2020s
1,131 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 71,456 births (35% of all-time use).
How Mike compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mike's total volume
Mike by state
Where Mike concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30,684 | 14.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,761 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 12,644 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 11,677 | 5.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 9,248 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 8,512 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 7,360 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 6,650 | 3.2% |
30,684 of 205,861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mike appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mike's data
- Mike's decade-level peak was the 1960s (71,456 total births); usage has since declined to 1,131 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mikes (30,684 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mike: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mike draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.