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Mickey

/ˈmɪki/ · 19% girls, 81% boys · 86 born in 2025

Mickey has been given to about 34,173 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1957, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɪki/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 25,303
Median age today65 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mickey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1957 · 1,091
  • Born in 202586
  • All time34,173
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Mickey?

Its best year was 1957, when 1,091 babies were given the name, ranking 857th. The typical living American called Mickey is about 65 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Mickey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Rickey0.86
  2. Vickey0.86
  3. Miley0.82
  4. Macey0.75
  5. Mike0.72
  6. Mikel0.72
  7. Riley0.68
  8. Kiley0.68

Middle names for Mickey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mickey Anne0.81
  2. Mickey Catherine0.78
  3. Mickey Josephine0.78
  4. Mickey Rose0.77
  5. Mickey Grace0.77
  6. Mickey Eve0.77

Sibling names for Mickey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.97
  2. Laurelsister · 0.94
  3. Rudybrother · 0.92
  4. Ramonasister · 0.92
  5. Frankieeither · 0.91
  6. Tommybrother · 0.89

Where Mickey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Mickey Anderson0.77
  2. Mickey White0.72
  3. Mickey Nguyen0.72
  4. Mickey Hill0.72
  5. Mickey Hall0.72
  6. Mickey Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Mickey

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Mickey across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.