Micky
Feminine · “who is like God”
Micky is given to both — 562 girls and 2,584 boys since 1880. See Micky as a boy nameSee other names given to both
Micky is a pet form of Michael that became a name of its own, and in this spelling it belongs to the drummer and singer of the Monkees. It is given mostly to boys, with a real minority of girls who reach it from Michelle and Michaela.
How old is the name Micky?
Micky first appears in US birth records in 1922 — 103 years ago. The typical Micky alive today was born around 1959, making them about 66 years old. About 500 people named Micky are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Micky most popular?
Micky peaked in 1952, reaching #1892 nationally. See the whole 1952 chart.
Where it comes from
From Mikha'el to Micky
The story of Micky
Micky Dolenz was a child star before he was a Monkee: as a boy he played the lead in the circus series Circus Boy, under a stage name, and a decade later he was cast as the drummer of a made-for-television band that went on to sell millions of real records. His spelling, with no e, is the one this name keeps. For girls, Micky grew from Michelle and Michaela, and the same short form serves both.
Meaning
who is like God, through Michael
A pet form of Michael, from Hebrew Mikha'el, who is like God. For girls it can shorten Michelle or Michaela, which come from the same name.
How the name formed
- Mikha'el
- Michael
- Micky
Related forms: Mickey · Mícheál
Pronouncing Micky
MIK-ee
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Micky
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1922
- Most girls named
- 195228 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1892reached in 1952
- Change vs 1994
- −16.7%5 in 2007, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Micky in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mickey in English — spelling variant
- Mícheál in Irish — related form
Mickys among us
people named Micky are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Micky sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is friendly and instantly familiar.
- It works for a boy or a girl, each by its own road.
- Everyone will think of Mickey Mouse, whatever the spelling.
- It reads as a nickname, and many will assume a longer legal name.
- Most children given it are boys; a girl named Micky may be taken for a boy on paper.
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Frequently asked
- How many Mickys are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Micky are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Micky in 2025?
- Micky is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Micky with classmates?
- Micky will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More M names
The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
Mary#125 · Margaret#112 · Michelle#465 · Melissa#419 · Maria#87 · Martha#712 · Marie#617 · Mildred#1962
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