Is Mickey a boy or girl name?
Mickey is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 14 girls and 103 boys were named Mickey, so 12% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 19.2% of the 34,086 US babies named Mickey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,644
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,816
- Babies named Mickey since 1898
- 34,086
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 1,091 babies
Boys and girls named Mickey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 32 | 43 | 57.3% |
| 1910s | 294 | 263 | 47.2% |
| 1920s | 720 | 834 | 53.7% |
| 1930s | 1,733 | 803 | 31.7% |
| 1940s | 4,477 | 1,392 | 23.7% |
| 1950s | 6,659 | 1,559 | 19% |
| 1960s | 5,161 | 708 | 12.1% |
| 1970s | 3,171 | 356 | 10.1% |
| 1980s | 1,803 | 160 | 8.2% |
| 1990s | 1,308 | 154 | 10.5% |
| 2000s | 811 | 91 | 10.1% |
| 2010s | 885 | 100 | 10.2% |
| 2020s | 492 | 70 | 12.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 103 | #1,644 | 14 | #7,816 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1,841 | 13 | #8,338 |
| 2022 | 106 | #1,637 | 18 | #6,624 |
| 2021 | 90 | #1,778 | 10 | #10,073 |
| 2020 | 106 | #1,559 | 15 | #7,454 |
| 2019 | 120 | #1,458 | 13 | #8,454 |
| 2018 | 80 | #1,883 | 20 | #6,170 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,679 | 13 | #8,627 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,747 | 11 | #9,868 |
| 2015 | 102 | #1,584 | 11 | #9,939 |
| 2014 | 99 | #1,593 | 6 | #15,905 |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,842 | 10 | #10,762 |
| 2012 | 73 | #1,956 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 83 | #1,765 | 11 | #10,182 |
| 2010 | 66 | #2,062 | 5 | #18,935 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,784 | 5 | #19,250 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,771 | 10 | #11,330 |
| 2007 | 75 | #1,907 | 11 | #10,593 |
| 2006 | 65 | #2,053 | 7 | #14,613 |
| 2005 | 78 | #1,719 | 8 | #12,627 |
| 2004 | 83 | #1,589 | 6 | #15,435 |
| 2003 | 75 | #1,664 | 12 | #8,885 |
| 2002 | 86 | #1,482 | 7 | #13,167 |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,510 | 9 | #10,723 |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,321 | 16 | #6,701 |
| 1999 | 97 | #1,274 | 10 | #9,260 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,269 | 12 | #7,867 |
| 1997 | 136 | #971 | 21 | #4,950 |
| 1996 | 161 | #864 | 12 | #7,435 |
| 1995 | 116 | #1,037 | 16 | #5,866 |
| 1994 | 124 | #1,000 | 21 | #4,786 |
| 1993 | 120 | #996 | 16 | #5,853 |
| 1992 | 160 | #835 | 14 | #6,535 |
| 1991 | 146 | #873 | 15 | #6,148 |
| 1990 | 152 | #832 | 17 | #5,455 |
| 1989 | 181 | #734 | 11 | #7,285 |
| 1988 | 145 | #788 | 17 | #4,994 |
| 1987 | 153 | #739 | 10 | #7,155 |
| 1986 | 154 | #729 | 14 | #5,363 |
| 1985 | 171 | #681 | 13 | #5,565 |
| 1984 | 190 | #621 | 23 | #3,581 |
| 1983 | 207 | #594 | 19 | #4,057 |
| 1982 | 178 | #651 | 17 | #4,468 |
| 1981 | 210 | #591 | 17 | #4,461 |
| 1980 | 214 | #593 | 19 | #4,090 |
| 1979 | 249 | #540 | 29 | #2,969 |
| 1978 | 243 | #530 | 20 | #3,720 |
| 1977 | 323 | #446 | 30 | #2,754 |
| 1976 | 317 | #439 | 38 | #2,243 |
| 1975 | 323 | #440 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1974 | 334 | #431 | 48 | #1,841 |
| 1973 | 319 | #438 | 38 | #2,111 |
| 1972 | 327 | #438 | 47 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 342 | #442 | 34 | #2,322 |
| 1970 | 394 | #411 | 37 | #2,187 |
| 1969 | 384 | #405 | 41 | #1,971 |
| 1968 | 472 | #356 | 32 | #2,152 |
| 1967 | 523 | #328 | 59 | #1,451 |
| 1966 | 434 | #360 | 50 | #1,597 |
| 1965 | 479 | #348 | 47 | #1,650 |
| 1964 | 507 | #350 | 61 | #1,455 |
| 1963 | 500 | #348 | 88 | #1,166 |
| 1962 | 585 | #324 | 100 | #1,087 |
| 1961 | 636 | #310 | 106 | #1,066 |
| 1960 | 641 | #309 | 124 | #961 |
| 1959 | 712 | #294 | 122 | #957 |
| 1958 | 789 | #272 | 106 | #1,010 |
| 1957 | 950 | #248 | 141 | #857 |
| 1956 | 821 | #250 | 149 | #815 |
| 1955 | 630 | #286 | 136 | #833 |
| 1954 | 583 | #296 | 168 | #713 |
| 1953 | 621 | #282 | 168 | #707 |
| 1952 | 501 | #317 | 173 | #675 |
| 1951 | 551 | #295 | 185 | #638 |
| 1950 | 501 | #303 | 211 | #575 |
| 1949 | 549 | #290 | 220 | #564 |
| 1948 | 551 | #288 | 231 | #545 |
| 1947 | 554 | #292 | 137 | #733 |
| 1946 | 489 | #293 | 116 | #763 |
| 1945 | 397 | #301 | 116 | #695 |
| 1944 | 390 | #307 | 117 | #691 |
| 1943 | 395 | #312 | 121 | #694 |
| 1942 | 434 | #291 | 140 | #637 |
| 1941 | 354 | #307 | 94 | #733 |
| 1940 | 364 | #293 | 100 | #699 |
| 1939 | 245 | #361 | 71 | #822 |
| 1938 | 220 | #380 | 89 | #728 |
| 1937 | 172 | #433 | 67 | #849 |
| 1936 | 173 | #426 | 68 | #817 |
| 1935 | 178 | #415 | 84 | #739 |
| 1934 | 167 | #436 | 81 | #743 |
| 1933 | 147 | #455 | 83 | #719 |
| 1932 | 169 | #430 | 99 | #681 |
| 1931 | 138 | #489 | 68 | #834 |
| 1930 | 124 | #536 | 93 | #729 |
| 1929 | 105 | #590 | 90 | #740 |
| 1928 | 93 | #650 | 94 | #733 |
| 1927 | 91 | #674 | 84 | #796 |
| 1926 | 64 | #827 | 89 | #768 |
| 1925 | 69 | #798 | 90 | #783 |
| 1924 | 67 | #831 | 98 | #754 |
| 1923 | 63 | #857 | 72 | #869 |
| 1922 | 60 | #900 | 71 | #870 |
| 1921 | 52 | #979 | 79 | #833 |
| 1920 | 56 | #928 | 67 | #889 |
| 1919 | 47 | #996 | 47 | #1,073 |
| 1918 | 52 | #930 | 36 | #1,273 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,146 | 30 | #1,361 |
| 1916 | 33 | #1,152 | 38 | #1,160 |
| 1915 | 41 | #991 | 29 | #1,332 |
| 1914 | 29 | #1,069 | 23 | #1,329 |
| 1913 | 20 | #1,166 | 15 | #1,579 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,498 | 17 | #1,335 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,349 | 16 | #1,156 |
| 1910 | 17 | #747 | 12 | #1,400 |
| 1909 | 12 | #880 | 7 | #1,902 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,792 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,165 | 8 | #1,595 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,203 | 5 | #2,136 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,185 |
| 1902 | 7 | #992 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,863 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #959 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mickey reached #248 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #545 in 1948. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mickey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.