Masterpiece Generator Name Generator
How popular is the name Mike?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mikes are alive today.
Mike (male) is a shortened form of the name Michael. Although Mike itself was given to 8 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2664th as a registered name), most Mikes are registered as Michael, which ranked 85th in 2025 with 615 babies.
Most people called Mike are registered as Michael, and share that name's profile: the Michael you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Michaels born in England and Wales are between 45 and 75, and there are at least 680,000 of them alive today. Only some Michaels go by Mike.
How many babies are named Mike or Michael each year?
Combined registrations of Michael, Mike. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Michael rank as a registered name?
Where does Mike rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Mike short for Michael?
Yes - Mike is a shortened form of Michael. Mikes are usually registered as Michael at birth.
When was the name Mike most popular?
The full name Michael peaked in 1944, when around 20,800 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Mike itself peaked as a registered name in 2020, with 20 babies.
How many people are called Mike?
There's no official count of people who go by Mike, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 680,000 people registered as Michael born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Mike.
How old is the typical Mike?
Most people called Mike are registered as Michael. Most living Michaels are between 45 and 75; the most common age is about 63.
Is Mike becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1944 peak.