Mickey Boy
How popular is Mickey?
#2,035 boy name in 2025
73 baby boys were named Mickey in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
Mickey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,035 for boys (▼ 394 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 73 boys, 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,581 in 2015, #1,539 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (950 boys) |
| Highest rank | #248 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1898 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 87% boys, 13% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mickey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mickey family of names ranked #1,220 for boys in 2025 (#1,145 the year before), with 134 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mickey is most popular
Babies named Mickey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (26 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (51 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
Mickey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #884 |
| 1900s | 32 | #840 |
| 1910s | 294 | #729 |
| 1920s | 720 | #587 |
| 1930s | 1,733 | #358 |
| 1940s | 4,477 | #287 |
| 1950s | 6,659 | #248 |
| 1960s | 5,160 | #309 |
| 1970s | 3,172 | #410 |
| 1980s | 1,803 | #589 |
| 1990s | 1,308 | #824 |
| 2000s | 811 | #1,311 |
| 2010s | 885 | #1,450 |
| 2020s | 566 | #1,539 |
Boy names about as popular as Mickey
Questions
- Is Mickey a boy or girl name?
- Mickey is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 87% of babies named Mickey were boys.
- How popular is the name Mickey?
- 73 baby boys were named Mickey in the US in 2025, making it the 2035th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
- When was Mickey most popular?
- Mickey peaked in 1957, when 950 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #248 in 1957.
- How many people are named Mickey?
- 34,173 babies have been named Mickey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,365 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 63.
- Where is Mickey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mickey was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.