Mickey
Boy nameMickey has been given to 34,173 babies in the U.S. since 1898. It peaked in 1957.
Meaning & origin /ˈmɪki/
The proper noun is derived from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) +‎ -ey (a variant of -y (diminutive suffix)). The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Noun senses Lua error in Module:senseno at line 505: Could not find senseid, tcl, etymon, etymid template in the entry API (with language en and id 'cartoon'); this could be because you are in preview mode and the template has not yet been saved to the page and Lua error in Module:senseno at line 505: Could not find senseid, tcl, etymon, etymid template in the entry API (with language en and id 'b
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
34,173
Peak year
1957 (1,091 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1898
10-year trend
▼ -24%
Gender split
19% girls / 81% boys
Famous people named Mickey
Mickey Mouse
American cartoon character and mascot of The Walt Disney Company
Mickey Rooney
American actor (1920–2014)
Mickey Spillane
American crime novelist (1918–2006)
Mickey Mantle
American baseball player (1931–1995)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Mickey.
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