Mickey

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · #2,035 for boys in 2025, 73 births
Given to boys 80.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1957 · 950 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
27,627
since 1898

Mickey over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #544, 1948peak #248, 1957girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513#2,03573
2024#7,59414#1,641103
2023#8,05513#1,83287
2022#6,46418#1,634106
2021#9,56210#1,77090
2020#7,21215#1,539107
2019#8,13813#1,450120
2018#6,01020#1,87280
2017#8,29913#1,66195
2016#9,41111#1,73989
2015#9,48111#1,581102
2014#14,5586#1,58899
2013#10,23510#1,82778
2012—#1,94273
2011#9,72311#1,75583
2010#16,9925#2,05766
2009#17,2945#1,77485
2008#10,80710#1,76085
2007#10,12911#1,89075
2006#13,6067#2,03765
2005#11,8348#1,71178
2004#14,1796#1,58283
2003#8,50512#1,65675
2002#12,1877#1,47486
2001#10,1029#1,50281
2000#6,48716#1,31498
1999#8,80510#1,26997
1998#7,53212#1,26196
1997#4,81921#966136
1996#7,13012#860161
1995#5,67716#1,034116
1994#4,68721#997124
1993#5,67316#992120
1992#6,31414#834160
1991#5,94915#870146
1990#5,28617#828152
1989#6,95511#734181
1988#4,84017#783145
1987#6,78810#737153
1986#5,18814#728154
1985#5,34813#681171
1984#3,52723#620190
1983#3,94919#592207
1982#4,34717#650178
1981#4,34417#590210
1980#3,99219#589214
1979#2,93129#537249
1978#3,63720#529243
1977#2,71530#444323
1976#2,21038#438317
1975#2,32135#438323
1974#1,82048#431334
1973#2,09438#438319
1972#1,80447#438327
1971#2,29634#441343
1970#2,16037#410394
1969#1,95541#405384
1968#2,12632#355472
1967#1,44159#328523
1966#1,58650#360434
1965#1,63547#348479
1964#1,44361#349507
1963#1,16388#348500
1962#1,081100#324585
1961#1,063106#310636
1960#961124#309640
1959#950122#294712
1958#1,007106#272789
1957#855141#248950
1956#813149#250821
1955#829136#286630
1954#712168#296583
1953#707168#281621
1952#674173#317501
1951#638185#295551
1950#574211#303501
1949#561220#290549
1948#544231#287551
1947#730137#292555
1946#761116#293488
1945#692116#301397
1944#690117#306390
1943#691121#312395
1942#635140#291434
1941#72894#307354
1940#697100#293364
1939#81871#358245
1938#72489#380220
1937#84167#430172
1936#81568#426173
1935#73784#414178
1934#73981#435167
1933#71483#454147
1932#67899#429169
1931#83068#487138
1930#72693#534124
1929#73590#587105
1928#73194#64793
1927#79284#66891
1926#76789#82564
1925#77990#79369
1924#74798#82367
1923#86472#85363
1922#86671#89160
1921#82879#97352
1920#88567#92356
1919#1,05747#98947
1918#1,25536#91852
1917#1,33730#1,13235
1916#1,14738#1,13833
1915#1,31729#98041
1914#1,30323#1,05429
1913#1,52815#1,14620
1912#1,29717#1,41712
1911#1,11316#1,2908
1910#1,33512#72917
1909#1,7637#84012
1908#1,6767—
1907#1,5128#1,0947
1906#1,9515#1,1116
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1902—#9337
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1900#1,7236—
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five boys were named Mickey! It came in at #885, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1899–1901, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Mickey is popular in 1949

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNHWashington: #261 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,347 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMNIllinois: #338 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 6,072 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedWIMichigan: #320 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 5,840 boysMINew York: #489 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 13,566 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedRIOregon: #210 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,803 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNVWyoming: #110 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 599 boysWYSouth Dakota: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,551 boysSDIowa: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,232 boysIAIndiana: #216 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,355 boysINOhio: #352 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,609 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #304 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,884 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedCONebraska: #221 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,054 boysNEMissouri: #224 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,303 boysMOKentucky: #268 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,002 boysKYWest Virginia: #213 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,919 boysWVVirginia: #320 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,092 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedDEArizona: #238 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,609 boysAZNew Mexico: #240 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,605 boysNMKansas: #256 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,825 boysKSArkansas: #136 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 808 boysARTennessee: #194 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,628 boysTNNorth Carolina: #219 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,682 boysNCSouth Carolina: #213 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,589 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #165 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,108 boysOKLouisiana: #365 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,872 boysLAMississippi: #187 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,262 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,142 boysALGeorgia: #180 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,330 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedHITexas: #220 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,323 boysTXFlorida: #300 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,918 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#110 · 1 in 599
  2. Arkansas#136 · 1 in 808
  3. Oklahoma#165 · 1 in 1,108
  4. Alabama#172 · 1 in 1,142
  5. Georgia#180 · 1 in 1,330

Best ever in a state: #103 in Oklahoma, 1957.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#11051 in 599
Arkansas#136281 in 808
Oklahoma#165211 in 1,108
Alabama#172341 in 1,142
Georgia#180331 in 1,330
Mississippi#187231 in 1,262
South Dakota#18951 in 1,551
Tennessee#194241 in 1,628
Oregon#21091 in 1,803
South Carolina#213181 in 1,589
West Virginia#213131 in 1,919
Indiana#216191 in 2,355
North Carolina#219301 in 1,682
Texas#220761 in 1,323
Nebraska#22171 in 2,054
Missouri#224181 in 2,303
Arizona#23861 in 1,609
New Mexico#24061 in 1,605
Kansas#25671 in 2,825
Washington#26181 in 3,347
Kentucky#268121 in 3,002
Iowa#28271 in 4,232
Florida#300101 in 2,918
California#304311 in 3,884
Michigan#320131 in 5,840
Virginia#32091 in 4,092
Illinois#338151 in 6,072
Ohio#352121 in 7,609
Louisiana#36591 in 3,872
New York#489111 in 13,566
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mickey
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 394 spots since 2024 (#1,641 → #2,035)
  • 496 spots since 2020 (#1,539 → #2,035)
  • 454 spots since 2015 (#1,581 → #2,035)
  • Biggest jump: 214 spots in 1918 (#1,132 → #918)
  • Biggest drop: 561 spots in 1911 (#729 → #1,290)
Rise & fade · boys
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1957 at #248 (950 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1918–1994
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,271
  • Highest: 1 in 2,271 boys born in 1957 were named Mickey (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 23,398 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 24.1% of all boys named Mickey (6,659) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1929
  • Mostly girls until 1928, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#885 (1898)#885
1900s32#840 (1909)#995
1910s294#729 (1910)#1,079
1920s720#587 (1929)#798
1930s1,733#358 (1939)#435
1940s4,477#287 (1948)#297
1950s6,659#248 (1957)#284
1960s5,160#309 (1960)#344
1970s3,172#410 (1970)#454
1980s1,803#589 (1980)#670
1990s1,308#828 (1990)#991
2000s811#1,314 (2000)#1,670
2010s885#1,450 (2019)#1,747
2020s566#1,539 (2020)#1,742

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mickey in 1949

girls
#561
220 births · 1 in 7,777 girls
boys
#290
549 births · 1 in 3,231 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #561Mickey220

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #290Mickey549
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 7,777 of them was named Mickey, which outranked 90.8% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mickey
  1. #556Nola223
  2. #559Ronnie221
  3. #559Yvette221
  4. #561Mickey220
  5. #561Bridget220
  6. #561Margery220
  7. #561Mavis220
  8. #566Carlotta218
  9. #567Cornelia217
  10. #567Joe217

Tied with 4 names at #561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 3,231 of them was named Mickey, which outranked 93.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mickey
  1. #286Sherman558
  2. #288Julius556
  3. #289Jan551
  4. #290Mickey549
  5. #291Kenny544
  6. #292Julian535
  7. #292Preston535
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1949 →