Micky
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MIK-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Micky is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “who is like God?”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Micky mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Michael
“who is like God?”
Pet form of Michael, used as a name in its own right.
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Is Micky a girl's or a boy's name?
Micky is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Micky in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Micky, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2012, with 19 boys.
2025 had more boys named Micky than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Micky in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. 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 Micky or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Micky in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 17 | #1,563 |
| 2016 | 17 | #1,591 |
| 2015 | 14 | #1,779 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,384 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Micky in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Micky, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1961, with 83 boys. It first appears in the records in 1933.
Half of all the boys named Micky in the US since 1880 were born between 1959 and 1984, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 84 boys in the US were given Micky or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,634, up from #7,190 for this spelling alone.
- Mickey 73
- Micky 11
Girls were 41% of the babies named Micky in the US in 1948, and 20% in 1986.
Micky in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,922 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,282 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,197 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,793 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,763 |
| 1983 | 50 | #1,313 |
| 1982 | 29 | #1,889 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,810 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,449 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,633 |
| 1978 | 38 | #1,508 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,158 |
| 1976 | 49 | #1,238 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,042 |
| 1974 | 64 | #1,026 |
| 1973 | 62 | #1,023 |
| 1972 | 42 | #1,285 |
| 1971 | 56 | #1,091 |
| 1970 | 56 | #1,093 |
| 1969 | 42 | #1,221 |
| 1968 | 71 | #861 |
| 1967 | 78 | #816 |
| 1966 | 45 | #1,100 |
| 1965 | 40 | #1,206 |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,146 |
| 1963 | 45 | #1,150 |
| 1962 | 56 | #1,023 |
| 1961 | 83 | #841 |
| 1960 | 56 | #1,020 |
| 1959 | 67 | #938 |
| 1958 | 66 | #935 |
| 1957 | 82 | #834 |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,055 |
| 1955 | 61 | #956 |
| 1954 | 59 | #962 |
| 1953 | 46 | #1,073 |
| 1952 | 25 | #1,516 |
| 1951 | 28 | #1,406 |
| 1950 | 15 | #1,940 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,321 |
| 1948 | 19 | #1,702 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 20 | #1,600 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,573 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,079 |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 7 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,563 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
Names like Micky
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Toby Joey Zachary Bobby Lenny Sonny Tommy Michael Jimmy Johnny Monty Rory
Other spellings of Micky
Names related to Micky
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Micky: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/micky, updated 20 October 2026.