What does Mike mean?

Mike means "who is like God?; who"

How do we pronounce Mike?

Mike \mi-ke, mik-e\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Mike is sometimes used as a girl name name. Its pronunciation is MIY-K 1.

1 Pronunciation for Mike: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

What is the origin of Mike?

Mike is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Mike is a diminutive form of the name name Micah origin (English, German, Hebrew, and Welsh) in the English language. Mike a short form of the name name Michael meaning (Czech, English, French, German, and Yiddish) in the English language. Mike a variant of the name Mikhail name (English, Greek, Russian, and Slavic). See also the related form, meaning of Maik (German). Mike is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was previously. At the height of its usage in 1960, 0.557% of baby boys were given the name Mike. It ranked at #36 then. The baby name has since experienced a substantial fall in popularity, and is today of occasional use. In 2010, its usage was only 0.012% and its ranking #867. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Mike, Michael pronounciation was the most frequently used. In 2010, it was used 71 times more than Mike. Mike has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

The following famous people share the name Mike:

  • Author Mike Myers, born 25 May 1963, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
  • Baseball Player Mike Piazza, born 4 September 1968, Norristown, Pennsylvania
  • Boxer Mike Tyson, born 30 June 1966, Brooklyn, New York
  • Coach Mike Krzyzewski, born 13 February 1947, Chicago, Illinois
  • Rapper Mike Jones, Houston, Texas
  • Rapper Mike D, born Michael Diamond, 20 November 1965, Brooklyn, New York
  • State Governor Mike Huckabee, born 24 August 1955, Hope, Arkansas
  • TV Newscaster Mike Wallace, born Myron Leon Wallace, 9 May 1918, Brookline, Massachusetts.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Mike:

Meic name popularity (Welsh), Mikk meaning and origin (Estonian), Maas pronounciation (Dutch), baby name Mac (English and Scottish), Mace name, Machk definition, name Mack meaning (English and Scandinavian), Macks name variations, baby name Macs, Mahesh name (Indian), Maik meaning and origin (German), short names for Maj (English), Majic meaning, Mak name, Maks name variations (Hungarian), Mannes name (Dutch), nicknames for Manque, Mans meaning and origin (Scandinavian), Manse pronounciation, and name Matiu meaning.

The baby name Mike fun facts:

The name Mike in reverse order is "Ekim".

The numerological value of the name Mike is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Mike?

Mike is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.01%
20130.01%
20120.01%
20110.01%
20100.01%
20090.01%
20080.01%
20070.01%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames