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 [ 1 syll. mi-ke, mik-e ] The boy name Mike is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is MAYK KEY. Mike is used chiefly in the English language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Mike is a pet form of the name Micah (English, German, Welsh, and Hebrew) in the English language. Mike is also a short form of the name Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish) in the English language. See also the related form, 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 in recent years of occasional use. In 2008, its usage was only 0.013% and its ranking #756. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Mike, Michael (Czech, English, German, and Yiddish) was the most frequently used. In 2008, it was used 70 times more than Mike. Mike has mostly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Mike include Myke (English), Maas (Dutch), Mac (English and Scottish), Maciej (Polish), Mack (English), Maik (German), Maj (English), Maks (Hungarian), Mannes (Dutch), Max (English and German), Maxx (English), Måns (Scandinavian), Menz (German), Miche (Italian), Mick (English), Midge (English), Mikk (Estonian), Miks (Latvian), Mink (Dutch), and Mique (Spanish). Details of famous persons named Mike: KEY: Pronunciation for Mike: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"   |
