Micky
Micky was the 7513th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 817th; the most babies were born in 1961 (83). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,681 places. More babies were named Micky in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mickey) pet form of Michael; "who is like God?" · English, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #7,513 boys, down 1,327 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196183 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,146babies recorded
What does the name Micky mean?
Micky is a spelling of Mickey, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mickey's meaning and origin.
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)
Micky popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,513 | — | 11 |
| 2020 | — | #6,186 | — | 14 |
| 2010 | — | #11,717 | — | 6 |
| 2000 | — | #5,227 | — | 14 |
| 1990 | — | #3,025 | — | 21 |
| 1980 | #7,869 | #1,460 | 8 | 43 |
| 1970 | #7,661 | #1,098 | 6 | 56 |
| 1960 | #2,790 | #1,028 | 20 | 56 |
| 1950 | #2,407 | #1,998 | 18 | 15 |
| 1940 | — | #3,353 | — | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,928 | — | 7 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Micky, counting every spelling?
Micky is a spelling of Mickey, 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 Micky?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Micky (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Micky 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 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Micky.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Micky?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Micky are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 38 and 64. That makes Micky mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Micky: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Micky, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Micky
What does Micky mean?
Micky is a spelling of Mickey, which means “pet form of Michael; "who is like God?"” (English, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Micky?
Micky was the 7513th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 817th; the most babies were born in 1961 (83). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,681 places. More babies were named Micky in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Micky a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Micky in the US.