The first name Mickey
A unisex name meaning “mickey mouse cartoon”, “type of bombsight assisted by radar”, “synonym of mick”.
Pronounced /ˈmɪki/ 2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Mickey means “mickey mouse cartoon”, “type of bombsight assisted by radar”, “synonym of mick”.
The proper noun is derived from Mick (“diminutive of the male given name Michael”) + -ey (a variant of -y (diminutive suffix)). The common noun is derived from the proper noun. Noun senses 1 (“Mickey Mouse cartoon”) and 3.2 (“type of bombsight assisted by radar”) are short forms of Mickey Mouse. Noun sense 2 (“synonym of Mick”) refers to the fact that since the 17th century Michael and its diminutives Mick, Mickey, and Mike have been one of the most common names in Ireland, and that many Irish people are Roman Catholic. Noun sense 3.1 is a short form of Mickey Finn.
Mickey is a short form of
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Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 9 boys were named Mickey, making it the 2,440th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 26 births (#1,074).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mickey with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mickey at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 73 boys born in the United States were named Mickey, the 2,048th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1957, when 950 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Mickey in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Mickey in German too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Micky
- Miki
Famous people named Mickey
37 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mickey RooneyAmerican actor (1920–2014)
- Mickey SpillaneAmerican crime novelist (1918–2006)
- Mickey MantleAmerican baseball player (1931–1995)
- Mickey KuhnAmerican actor (1932–2022)
- Mickey CohenAmerican criminal (1913–1976)
- Mickey KantorAmerican businessman, born 1939
- Mickey GilleyAmerican country music singer and musician, 1936–2022
- Mickey GuytonAmerican country singer, born 1984
- Mickey RokerAmerican jazz drummer (1932–2017)
- Mickey JonesAmerican rock drummer and film actor (1941–2018)
- Mickey DanielsAmerican actor (1914–1970)
- Mickey SumnerBritish actress, born 1984
Questions
- What does the name Mickey mean?
- Mickey means “mickey mouse cartoon”, “type of bombsight assisted by radar”, “synonym of mick”.
- How popular is the name Mickey?
- In 2025, 9 boys born in England and Wales were named Mickey, ranking 2,440th. Its peak was 2015, with 26 births.
- Is Mickey a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 34,173 US babies named Mickey since 1880, 19% were girls and 81% boys.
- When was Mickey most popular?
- 1957 in the United States, when 950 babies were named Mickey, its highest rank at 248th.
- How do you pronounce Mickey?
- Mickey is /ˈmɪki/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Mickey?
- Micky and Miki.
- Is Mickey also a surname?
- Yes. Mickey is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.