Mickey
Boy · MIK-ee · Hebrew
Mickey is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 2,035th for boys in the US (73 babies).
What does Mickey mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Michael
“who is like God?”
Pet form of Michael; Mickey Mouse first appeared in 1928.
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Is Mickey a girl's or a boy's name?
Mickey is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 13 girls and 73 boys in the US.
How popular is Mickey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Mickey, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2015, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Mickey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Mickey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #2,511 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Mickey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 21 | #1,293 |
| 2010 | 13 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 23 | #1,065 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,445 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Mickey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,035among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 73about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 73 boys in the US were named Mickey, making it the 2,035th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,539th. Its busiest year was 1957, with 950 boys. It first appears in the records in 1898. 13 girls were also named Mickey in 2025 (7,883rd for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Mickey than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Mickey in the US since 1880 were born between 1949 and 1974, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 84 boys in the US were given Mickey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,634, up from #2,035 for this spelling alone.
- Mickey 73
- Micky 11
Girls were 43% of the babies named Mickey in the US in 1913, and 15% in 2025.
Mickey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 73 | #2,035 |
| 2024 | 103 | #1,641 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,832 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,634 |
| 2021 | 90 | #1,770 |
| 2020 | 107 | #1,539 |
| 2019 | 120 | #1,450 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,871 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,661 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,739 |
| 2015 | 102 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 99 | #1,588 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,826 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,941 |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,754 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,056 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,773 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,760 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,890 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,036 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,708 |
| 2004 | 83 | #1,579 |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,653 |
| 2002 | 86 | #1,471 |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,498 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,311 |
| 1999 | 97 | #1,266 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,258 |
| 1997 | 136 | #964 |
| 1996 | 161 | #858 |
| 1995 | 116 | #1,031 |
| 1994 | 124 | #993 |
| 1993 | 120 | #988 |
| 1992 | 160 | #832 |
| 1991 | 146 | #866 |
| 1990 | 152 | #824 |
| 1989 | 181 | #731 |
| 1988 | 145 | #782 |
| 1987 | 153 | #737 |
| 1986 | 154 | #728 |
| 1985 | 171 | #681 |
| 1984 | 190 | #620 |
| 1983 | 207 | #592 |
| 1982 | 178 | #650 |
| 1981 | 210 | #590 |
| 1980 | 214 | #589 |
| 1979 | 249 | #537 |
| 1978 | 243 | #529 |
| 1977 | 323 | #444 |
| 1976 | 317 | #438 |
| 1975 | 323 | #438 |
| 1974 | 334 | #431 |
| 1973 | 319 | #438 |
| 1972 | 327 | #438 |
| 1971 | 343 | #441 |
| 1970 | 394 | #410 |
| 1969 | 384 | #405 |
| 1968 | 472 | #355 |
| 1967 | 523 | #328 |
| 1966 | 434 | #360 |
| 1965 | 479 | #348 |
| 1964 | 507 | #349 |
| 1963 | 500 | #348 |
| 1962 | 585 | #324 |
| 1961 | 636 | #310 |
| 1960 | 640 | #309 |
| 1959 | 712 | #294 |
| 1958 | 789 | #272 |
| 1957 | 950 | #248 |
| 1956 | 821 | #250 |
| 1955 | 630 | #286 |
| 1954 | 583 | #296 |
| 1953 | 621 | #281 |
| 1952 | 501 | #317 |
| 1951 | 551 | #295 |
| 1950 | 501 | #303 |
| 1949 | 549 | #290 |
| 1948 | 551 | #287 |
| 1947 | 555 | #292 |
| 1946 | 488 | #293 |
| 1945 | 397 | #301 |
| 1944 | 390 | #306 |
| 1943 | 395 | #312 |
| 1942 | 434 | #291 |
| 1941 | 354 | #307 |
| 1940 | 364 | #293 |
| 1939 | 245 | #358 |
| 1938 | 220 | #380 |
| 1937 | 172 | #430 |
| 1936 | 173 | #426 |
| 1935 | 178 | #414 |
| 1934 | 167 | #435 |
| 1933 | 147 | #454 |
| 1932 | 169 | #429 |
| 1931 | 138 | #487 |
| 1930 | 124 | #534 |
| 1929 | 105 | #587 |
| 1928 | 93 | #647 |
| 1927 | 91 | #668 |
| 1926 | 64 | #825 |
| 1925 | 69 | #793 |
| 1924 | 67 | #823 |
| 1923 | 63 | #853 |
| 1922 | 60 | #891 |
| 1921 | 52 | #973 |
| 1920 | 56 | #923 |
| 1919 | 47 | #989 |
| 1918 | 52 | #918 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,132 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,138 |
| 1915 | 41 | #980 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,054 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,146 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,416 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,289 |
| 1910 | 17 | #729 |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,110 |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #932 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #884 |
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