Mickey
Mickey was the 2048th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 248th with 950 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 464 places. More babies were named Mickey in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Michael; "who is like God?" · English, Hebrew
Say it MIK-ee /ˈmɪki/
- Rank in 2025
- #2,048 boys, down 497 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 73boys
- Girls and boys
- 13% girls, 87% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1957950 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,173babies recorded
What does the name Mickey mean?
Mickey is a pet form of Michael, from Mick plus -ey, and less often of Michaela or Michelle. Michael is Hebrew, "who is like God?", the name of the archangel. Wiktionary notes that Michael and its pet forms have long been typical Irish names. Mickey Mouse (1928) and the actor Mickey Rooney made it widely known; it was most common in the US in the 1950s.
מִיכָאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Mikha'el, "who is like God?"”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Michael, Mick, Mike, Mikey.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mickey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Michael', DMNES (Durham University)
Mickey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,189 | #2,048 | 13 | 73 |
| 2020 | #7,457 | #1,551 | 15 | 107 |
| 2010 | #18,937 | #2,062 | 5 | 66 |
| 2000 | #6,701 | #1,321 | 16 | 98 |
| 1990 | #5,455 | #832 | 17 | 152 |
| 1980 | #4,089 | #593 | 19 | 214 |
| 1970 | #2,187 | #411 | 37 | 394 |
| 1960 | #962 | #309 | 124 | 640 |
| 1950 | #575 | #303 | 211 | 501 |
| 1940 | #699 | #293 | 100 | 364 |
| 1930 | #729 | #536 | 93 | 124 |
| 1920 | #889 | #928 | 67 | 56 |
| 1910 | #1,400 | #747 | 12 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,863 | — | 6 | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mickey, counting every spelling?
Mickey is the most common spelling of a name family that had 84 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 84 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey | 73 | #2,048 | 459 |
| Micky | 11 | #7,513 | 59 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mickey?
73 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mickey (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mickey born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 115 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mickey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mickey?
About 18,800 people born in the US named Mickey are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 44 and 70. That makes Mickey a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Mickey by state
How common Mickey was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mickey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mickey, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Mickey · Sibling names for Mickey
Mickey is also a nickname for Michael and Michaela.
Questions about the name Mickey
What does Mickey mean?
Mickey means “pet form of Michael; "who is like God?"” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mickey?
Mickey was the 2048th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 73 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 248th with 950 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 464 places. More babies were named Mickey in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Mickey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 13% girls, 87% boys given the name Mickey in the US.
Where is Mickey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mickey was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and California.