Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Mike
Endangered
Down 98.6% from peak
Peak era
1960
Peak births
12,045
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Mike
How many people are named Mike?
An estimated 122,684 living Americans are named Mike.
How rare is Mike?
Mike is uncommon among babies today, with 163 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 98.6% from its 1960 peak.
How old is the typical Mike?
The median age of a living American named Mike is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 60 and 68 years old.
Is Mike still popular?
No. Mike is endangered as a baby name, down 98.6% from its 1960 peak with 163 births in 2025.
Where is Mike most common?
Mike has its strongest geographic signal in New Mexico, where it appears 6.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19602025
Peak year
1960
Decline from peak
98.6%
2025
163
All-time
205,861
Where it lives now
Mike is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 6.6× the national rate in the 1930s. It also runs high in Arizona.
States where Mike is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.