Mickey
Pet form of Michael, which comes from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a rhetorical question meaning who is like God. The same nickname has long served Irish bearers of Michael and the feminine Michaela.
Mickey in 2025
Mickey was given to 86 babies in the United States in 2025 — 73 boys and 13 girls, making it the 3,928th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 38,551 babies born.
The history of Mickey
Mickey reached its highest point in 1957, when 1,091 babies were given the name, ranking 492nd that year.
Across the 128 years of records since 1898, 34,173 babies have been named Mickey. Half of them were born before 1957, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Mickey by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mickey | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 2,246 |
| 1900s | 75 | 1,531 |
| 1910s | 557 | 1,317 |
| 1920s | 1,554 | 880 |
| 1930s | 2,536 | 680 |
| 1940s | 5,869 | 503 |
| 1950s | 8,218 | 492 |
| 1960s | 5,868 | 623 |
| 1970s | 3,528 | 848 |
| 1980s | 1,963 | 1,263 |
| 1990s | 1,462 | 1,803 |
| 2000s | 902 | 2,731 |
| 2010s | 985 | 2,914 |
| 2020s | 649 | 3,048 |
Where Mickey is heading
Mickey has fallen 24% over the past decade, from 113 babies in 2015 to 86 in 2025.
Names like Mickey
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mickey.