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Mickey

Boy

Meaning of Mickey: English: 'diminutive of Michael, who is like God'

Mickey is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1835th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1595th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1835

86 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1595

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

34,173

First recorded 1898 · peak 1957

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 227 babies1982: 195 babies1983: 226 babies1984: 213 babies1985: 184 babies1986: 168 babies1987: 163 babies1988: 162 babies1989: 192 babies1990: 169 babies19901991: 161 babies1992: 174 babies1993: 136 babies1994: 145 babies1995: 132 babies1996: 173 babies1997: 157 babies1998: 108 babies1999: 107 babies2000: 114 babies20002001: 90 babies2002: 93 babies2003: 87 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 86 babies2006: 72 babies2007: 86 babies2008: 95 babies2009: 90 babies2010: 71 babies20102011: 94 babies2012: 73 babies2013: 88 babies2014: 105 babies2015: 113 babies2016: 100 babies2017: 108 babies2018: 100 babies2019: 133 babies2020: 122 babies20202021: 100 babies2022: 124 babies2023: 100 babies2024: 117 babies2025: 86 babies
US babies named Mickey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 227.

Gender split

81% boys · 19% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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