Mike
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Michael. Shortened from Michael.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Mike (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Mike has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2002. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 378 |
| 2000 | 396 |
| 2001 | 413 |
| 2002 | 430 |
| 2003 | 440 |
| 2004 | 448 |
| 2005 | 463 |
| 2006 | 493 |
| 2007 | 516 |
| 2008 | 533 |
| 2009 | 544 |
| 2010 | 552 |
| 2011 | 572 |
| 2012 | 592 |
| 2013 | 609 |
| 2014 | 628 |
| 2015 | 651 |
| 2016 | 672 |
| 2017 | 679 |
| 2018 | 690 |
| 2019 | 711 |
| 2020 | 721 |
Mike in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mike.Hi! My name is Mike.
- Mike ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Mike called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Mike i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Mike this afternoon.
- Mikes mamma är lärare.Mike's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Mikes mamma is Mike's mum.
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Questions about Mike
How do you pronounce Mike in Swedish?
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What does the name Mike mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a diminutive of the male given name Michael. Shortened from Michael.
How popular is Mike in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Mike in 2022. In 2020, 721 people in Sweden had Mike as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2002 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.