Mike
Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Who resembles God."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Alternative Spellings: Myke
Popularity: The name Mike ranked 605th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 105th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: In the Jewish and Christian scriptures and other religious writings, the archangel Michael is identified as captain of God's army, humanity's intercessor with the divine, and an eternal recorder who tracks our deeds and misdeeds in a great heavenly book. He is often depicted carrying a flaming sword, and sometimes guarding the gates of Paradise.
The consistently high popularity of this name in the U.S. cannot be attributed with certainty to any one factor. It may be due simply to the pleasant sound of the name. It is also possible that no one has ever devised a more congenial nickname for a boy than Mike!
Arts and Music
- Mike Carabello
- Performer with Santana at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Mike Heron
- Performer with The Incredible String Band at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Mike Liebowitz
- Manfred Mann (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
- Mike Peters (born 1943)
American cartoonist.
- Editorial cartoons; Mother Goose and Grimm (see list of Cartoonists)
- Mike Shrieve
- Performer with Santana at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)
- Mike Stoller (born 1933)
American songwriter.
- Wrote ''''Hound Dog'''' and ''''Love Me Tender'''' (see list of Songwriters)
Miscellaneous
- Mike Mills
A member of the band R.E.M.
- 1996 gross earnings for R.E.M.: $20 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
- Mike Tyson
- 1999 gross earnings: $33 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
Sports
- Mike Barrowman
American athlete.
- 1992 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 200m breaststroke (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
- Mike Berlin
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Mike Bossy
Hockey player.
- 1978 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
- Mike Bruner
American athlete.
- 1976 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 200m butterfly (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Swimming Events)
- Mike Crowl
American football player.
- 1991 National Football League Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)
- Mike Cuellar
Baseball player.
- 1969 American League Cy Young Award winner (see list of American League winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Mike Ditka
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1988 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Mike Durbin
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Mike Eruzione
American hockey player. Member of the team that won the 1980 Olympic gold medal.
- 1980 Associated Press Athlete of the Year, with his teammates (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- 1980 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, with his teammates (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Mike Flanagan
Baseball player.
- 1979 American League Cy Young Award winner (see list of American League winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Mike Garrett
American football player.
- 1965 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
- Mike Gibbons
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
- Mike Hargrove
Baseball player.
- 1974 American League Rookie of the Year (see list of American League Rookies of the Year)
- Mike Haynes
American football player.
- 1976 American Football Conference Rookie of the Year (see list of NFL Rookies of the Year)
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Mike Jacobs
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
- Mike Karakas
Hockey player.
- 1936 Calder Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Calder Memorial Trophy Winners)
- Mike Kelly
Baseball player.
- 1886 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)
- Mike ''King'' Kelly
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Mike Krzyzewski
American basketball coach.
- 1992 Sporting News Man of the Year (see list of Winners of the Sporting News Man of the Year Award)
- Mike Limongello
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Mike Manganello
Jockey.
- 1970 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- Mike Marsh
American athlete.
- 1992 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 200m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
- Mike Marshall
Baseball player.
- 1974 National League Cy Young Award winner (see list of National League Winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Mike McCormack
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1984 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Mike McCormick
Baseball player.
- 1967 National League Cy Young Award winner (see list of National League Winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Mike McGee
Football player.
- 1959 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
- Mike McGrath
- Member of the Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame (see list of Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Fame)
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Mike Piazza
Baseball player.
- 1993 National League Rookie of the Year (see list of National League Rookies of the Year)
- Mike Ramsey
American hockey player. Member of the team that won the 1980 Olympic gold medal.
- 1980 Associated Press Athlete of the Year, with his teammates (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
- 1980 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, with his teammates (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)
- Mike Reid
Football player.
- 1969 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
- Mike Rozier
American football player.
- 1983 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
- Mike Ruth
Football player.
- 1985 Outland Trophy winner (see list of Outland Trophy Winners)
- Mike Schmidt (born 1949)
Baseball player.
- 1980-81, 1986 National League Most Valuable Player (see list of National League Most Valuable Players)
- 1980 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Mike Scott
Baseball player.
- 1986 National League Cy Young Award winner (see list of National League Winners of the Cy Young Award)
- Mike Singletary (born 1958)
American football player.
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1998 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Mike Totsky
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Mike Webster
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1997 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Mike Brady
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Robert Reed (see list of Characters on ''The Brady Bunch'')
- Mike Corbin
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Characters on ''General Hospital'')
- Mike Douglas (born 1925)
American singer and television host. Original name: Michael Delaney Dowd, Jr.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Mike Farrell
- Portrayed B.J. Hunnicutt (see list of Actors on ''M*A*S*H*'')
- Mike Geibell
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Jack Cannon (see list of Characters in the film Zelig)
- Mike Gore
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Mike Guthrie
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Bold and the Beautiful'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Bold and The Beautiful'')
- Mike Kasnoff
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Characters on ''As The World Turns'')
- Mike Leigh (born 1943)
English writer and director.
- Winner of the 1993 Cannes Film Festival Best Director award, for Naked (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Director Winners)
- Mike Lookinland (born 1960)
- Portrayed Bobby Brady (see list of Actors on ''The Brady Bunch'')
- Mike
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Sam Waterston (see list of Characters in the film Interiors)
- Played by Steve White (see list of Character from Spike Lee's Get on the Bus)
- Mike Myers (born 1963)
Canadian actor, writer, producer, and comedian.
- A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1989-1994 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
- Mike Nelson
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Gary Hershberger (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
- Mike Nichols (born 1931)
Actor, director and producer.
- 1967 Academy Award winner for The Graduate (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
- Mike Todd (born 1907, died 1958)
American producer.
- Married to Elizabeth Taylor from 1957 to 1958 (see list of Husbands of Elizabeth Taylor)
- Mike Wallace (born 1918)
American broadcast journalist; longtime member of the ''60 Minutes'' team.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Mike Childress
Fictional character.
- Ray Booth''s buddy who helped beat up Nick in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Mike Hanlon
Fictional character.
- The head librarian in Stephen King''s novel Insomnia (see list of Characters in Insomnia)
- Mike Luckovich
- 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
- Mike McAlary
American columnist and novelist.
- 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary)
- Mike McGraw
- 1992 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
- Mike Peters (born 1943)
American cartoonist.
- 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
- Mike Royko (born 1932, died 1997)
American newspaper columnist
- 1972 Pulitzer Prize winner for Commentary (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary)
- Mike Ryerson
Fictional character.
- A groundskeeper in Stephen King''s novel Salem''s Lot (see list of Characters in Salem's Lot)
- Mike Toner
- 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner for Explanatory Journalism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism)
- Mike Wallace (born 1918)
American broadcast journalist; longtime member of the ''60 Minutes'' team.
- 1999 Pulitzer Prize winner for History with Edwin G. Burrows, for Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898 (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Mike 'n Ike
- Mike (rhymes with Nike)
- Mickle Pickle
- Mickey Mouse
- Mike the dyke
- Mikey Likes It!
- Dirt bike Mike
- Monkey Mikey
Associations:
''Mike'' is a phonetic abreviation for ''microphone.''
The exclamation ''For the love of Mike!'' indicates exasperation.
''Mad Mike'' is the nickname of a South African mercenary leader who was involved in the the 1960s escapades in the Congo with the ''Wild Geese'' mercenaries.
Meaning: Its source is Michael, a Hebrew name meaning "Who resembles God."
Nickname For: Michaela
Popularity: The name Mike ranked 3941st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative: The French feminine forms of this name have been adopted by a large number of European languages. Though ultimately derived from the Hebrew original, their closest ancestor is the male French name Michel.
Awareness of this name was undoubtedly boosted by the immense popularity of Lennon and McCartney's 1965 ballad ''Michelle.'' Clearly addressed to a French girl (the lyrics rhyme her name with ma belle -- ''my beauty''), it reinforced the exotic, romantic impression this name can make.
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