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Mickey

“Variant of Michael — Who is like God?” — Hebrew via Greek and Latin origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Mickeys

• Mickey Rooney — American actor (1920–2014)
• Mickey Rourke — American actor and former boxer
• 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 — The Sorcerer's Apprentice · Mickey and the Beanstalk
• Mickey Smith — Doctor Who
• Mickey Goldmill — Rocky

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 boxer.

Similar names: Micheal · Richie · Mykel · Jackie · Jed · Sammy

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