Boy or Girl

Is Mike a boy or girl name?

Mike is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 221 boys were named Mike, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 206,369 US babies named Mike were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,011
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Mike since 1880
206,369
Most popular year
1960
12,065 babies
Babies named Mike each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mike from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05,00010,00015,00020,00018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Mike, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s77900%
1890s82800%
1900s1,28100%
1910s7,942150.2%
1920s9,076410.4%
1930s8,028340.4%
1940s34,6451290.4%
1950s48,3491300.3%
1960s71,4591950.3%
1970s10,306870.8%
1980s3,512260.7%
1990s3,28550.2%
2000s3,12000%
2010s2,13000%
2020s96700%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024221#1,0110–
2023206#1,0560–
2022211#1,0470–
2021161#1,2030–
2020168#1,1550–
2019176#1,1150–
2018171#1,1320–
2017219#9520–
2016190#1,0430–
2015196#1,0340–
2014216#9720–
2013236#8830–
2012245#8610–
2011239#8760–
2010242#8700–
2009260#8330–
2008293#7600–
2007292#7540–
2006329#6860–
2005300#6900–
2004338#6240–
2003322#6400–
2002342#5970–
2001315#6140–
2000329#6010–
1999284#6320–
1998290#6270–
1997335#5640–
1996362#5340–
1995332#5630–
1994288#6165#14,937
1993288#6130–
1992351#5440–
1991375#5140–
1990380#5060–
1989402#4750–
1988383#4676#11,270
1987310#5107#9,448
1986323#4870–
1985351#4590–
1984292#4920–
1983311#4798#7,784
1982325#4700–
1981408#4045#11,503
1980407#4020–
1979438#3866#9,747
1978439#3670–
1977522#3445#10,663
1976591#3027#7,827
1975681#2809#6,274
1974815#2458#6,643
19731,040#2087#7,149
19721,392#17811#4,988
19711,923#15310#5,376
19702,465#13624#2,906
19692,869#11227#2,559
19683,216#9317#3,266
19673,758#8410#4,518
19664,526#6913#3,683
19656,037#5122#2,659
19647,768#4721#2,799
19639,046#4420#2,835
196210,525#3916#3,254
196111,673#3625#2,450
196012,041#3624#2,488
195911,997#3726#2,272
195810,779#4023#2,431
19577,247#5312#3,616
19563,901#9712#3,630
19552,731#12310#3,975
19542,503#13012#3,441
19532,277#13610#3,887
19522,101#1367#4,791
19512,198#12810#3,646
19502,615#1138#4,209
19493,742#889#3,806
19485,045#6813#2,923
19475,750#6520#2,262
19464,854#6421#2,070
19453,592#6917#2,128
19443,084#8016#2,260
19432,803#906#4,540
19422,293#10611#2,938
19411,933#1118#3,462
19401,549#1228#3,421
19391,348#1295#4,728
19381,055#1545#4,782
1937871#1680–
1936774#1740–
1935728#1845#4,690
1934650#1930–
1933574#2035#4,665
1932624#2060–
1931693#1905#4,773
1930711#1979#3,247
1929696#19511#2,864
1928761#1876#4,556
1927800#1800–
1926857#1708#3,792
1925908#1646#4,785
1924963#16410#3,299
19231,006#1550–
1922931#1630–
19211,080#1450–
19201,074#1410–
19191,122#1325#5,334
19181,287#1275#5,346
19171,181#1260–
19161,114#1255#4,928
19151,029#1290–
1914794#1290–
1913520#1450–
1912430#1440–
1911243#1380–
1910222#1430–
1909167#1520–
1908139#1670–
1907157#1470–
1906141#1460–
1905117#1670–
1904118#1610–
1903113#1570–
190299#1730–
190198#1580–
1900132#1590–
189983#1760–
1898106#1600–
189792#1680–
189685#1930–
189585#1860–
189487#1730–
189367#2070–
189276#1990–
189164#1960–
189083#1700–
188972#1860–
188881#1850–
188773#1750–
188684#1660–
188584#1590–
188484#1660–
188373#1700–
188289#1560–
188144#2310–
188095#1430–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mike reached #36 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #2,070 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.