Mickey

Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew — Short form of Michael

Boy's name · #2048 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Mickey holds its lane: charted since 1898 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2048 in 2025). About 28,000 boys have carried it along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,269 in Canada (2025) · #2,440 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,923 in Austria (2025) · #6,052 in Ecuador (2025) · #18,257 in Italy (2023) · #741 in Ireland (2020) · #2,005 in Sweden (2016) · #1,044 in Netherlands (2015) · #1,088 in Belgium (1999) · #3,196 in France (1997).

Famous Mickeys

Mickey Rooney — American actor (1920–2014)
Mickey Rourke — American actor and former professional boxer (born 1952)
Mickey Spillane — American crime novelist (1918–2006)
Mickey Mantle — American baseball player (1931–1995)
Mickey Hargitay — Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (1926–2006)

In stories & tradition

Mickey Mouse — American cartoon character and mascot of The Walt Disney Company
Mickey Smith — Fictional character from Doctor Who
Mickey Goldmill — Rocky (film series)

What Mickeys become

Among 495 notable people named Mickey:

Sports figures appear 2.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mickey Rourke, American actor and former professional boxer (born 1952).

Similar names: Micheal · Denis · Mykel · Richie · Chet · Myron

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