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What does Mike mean?

Mike Pronunciation of Mike as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Mike) is pronounced myk. It is of English origin. Short form of Michael and Micah, often used as an independent name. The nicknames Mick and Mickey are considered to be particularly Irish. See also Mischa.

STARTS WITH Mi-

ASSOCIATED WITH irish (gaelic)

Variations

VARIANTS Mickey, Mick

SEE ALSO Misha

RELATED FORMS VIA MICAH, MICHAEL, MICK, MICKEY, MISCHA Maik, Makai, Micael, Mical, Micha, Miche, Michel, Micky, Miguel, Mihai, Mikael, Mikal, Mikel, Mikell, Mikey, Mikhos, Mikkel, Miko, Mikol, Miky, Miquel, Misha, Mitch, Mykal, Myke, Mykel, Mykell

CREATIVE FORMS
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(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mike Brantlee (M.B.), ..

How popular is Mike?

Mike is a very popular first name for males (#105 out of 1220, Top 9%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#8748 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Mike reached its apex position of #50 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is at #1125 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mike name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Mike outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular alternative forms of Mike (#1125 IN RECENT RANKINGS) appearing in the Top 2000 are Michael (#14), Micah (#103), Miguel (#179), Makai (#572), Mikael (#1172), Mikel (#1223), Mickey (#1870), Michel, Mick, Micky, Mikal, Miquel, Mitch, Mykal and Mykel. Other forms, like Micha, are uncommon. These relations of Mike reached the height of their popularity in the 1950s (ADOPTION OF 4.5%) and have become much less common since (ADOPTION 1%, 77%), with versions like Michael falling out of fashion. Micah and Makai are two of the more chic baby names among these.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mike, Makai, Micah, Michael, Michel in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mick, Mickey, Micky, Miguel, Mikael in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Mikal, Mikel, Miquel, Mitch, Mykal, Mykel in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Micah, Michael, Mikael outside U.S.

Similar Names

Mike is alike in pronunciation to Mac, Mack, Maik, Mc- and Myke. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bake, Deke, Dirke, Duke, Eike, Fiske, Heike, Ike, Jake, Laike, Lake, Luke, Mace, Maks, Miche, Micky, Mikael, Mikal, Mikel, Mikell, Mikey, Miki, Mikio, Mikkel, Miko, Mikol, Miky, Miles, Milo, Milt, Miner, Mirek, Mirko, Moe, Moise, More, Mose, Mykel, Pike, Pyke, Rike, Rikke, Spike, Wake and Zeke. These names tend to be less commonly used than Mike.


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