Mikey
Mikey was the 2631st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1843rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 857 places. More babies were named Mikey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,631 boys, up 687 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202550 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,590babies recorded
Mikey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,593 | #2,631 | 8 | 50 |
| 2020 | — | #3,318 | — | 34 |
| 2010 | — | #2,992 | — | 39 |
| 2000 | — | #3,602 | — | 23 |
| 1990 | — | #2,198 | — | 33 |
| 1980 | — | #2,916 | — | 16 |
| 1970 | — | #4,100 | — | 7 |
| 1960 | — | #2,394 | — | 13 |
| 1950 | — | #2,710 | — | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,196 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Mikey, counting every spelling?
Mikey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mikey?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mikey (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mikey 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 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mikey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mikey?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Mikey are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 10 and 36. That makes Mikey mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Mikey by state
How common Mikey was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×). In 49 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 Mikey: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mikey, they share its era and feel.
Mikey is also a nickname for Michael.
Questions about the name Mikey
How popular is the name Mikey?
Mikey was the 2631st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 1952, when it ranked 1843rd; the most babies were born in 2025 (50). Over the last ten years it has moved up 857 places. More babies were named Mikey in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Mikey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Mikey in the US.
Where is Mikey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mikey was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.