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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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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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 1969

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #496 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 7,672 boysILWisconsin: #378 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,067 boysWIMichigan: #271 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,006 boysMINew York: #544 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 9,452 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedSDIowa: #268 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,237 boysIAIndiana: #273 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,816 boysINOhio: #409 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 7,096 boysOHPennsylvania: #562 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 15,095 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #536 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 7,556 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMOKentucky: #225 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,836 boysKYWest Virginia: #194 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,698 boysWVVirginia: #359 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,613 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedNMKansas: #269 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,346 boysKSArkansas: #234 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,695 boysARTennessee: #174 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,135 boysTNNorth Carolina: #219 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,465 boysNCSouth Carolina: #279 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,265 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #206 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,382 boysOKLouisiana: #420 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,797 boysLAMississippi: #282 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,090 boysMSAlabama: #281 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,268 boysALGeorgia: #235 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,644 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mickey, so not publishedHITexas: #430 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,899 boysTXFlorida: #455 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,585 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Tennessee#174 · 1 in 1,135
  2. West Virginia#194 · 1 in 1,698
  3. Oklahoma#206 · 1 in 1,382
  4. North Carolina#219 · 1 in 1,465
  5. Kentucky#225 · 1 in 1,836

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#174301 in 1,135
West Virginia#19481 in 1,698
Oklahoma#206141 in 1,382
North Carolina#219301 in 1,465
Kentucky#225151 in 1,836
Arkansas#23491 in 1,695
Georgia#235261 in 1,644
Iowa#26871 in 3,237
Kansas#26971 in 2,346
Michigan#271261 in 3,006
Indiana#273161 in 2,816
South Carolina#279101 in 2,265
Alabama#281131 in 2,268
Mississippi#282101 in 2,090
Virginia#35981 in 4,613
Wisconsin#37851 in 7,067
Ohio#409131 in 7,096
Louisiana#42091 in 3,797
Texas#430281 in 3,899
Florida#45591 in 5,585
Illinois#496121 in 7,672
California#536231 in 7,556
New York#544161 in 9,452
Pennsylvania#56261 in 15,095
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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 1969

girls
#1,955
41 births · 1 in 41,147 girls
boys
#405
384 births · 1 in 4,657 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #1,955Mickey41

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #405Mickey384
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 41,147 of them was named Mickey, which outranked 77.5% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mickey
  1. #1,927Rosana42
  2. #1,927Suellen42
  3. #1,927Wonda42
  4. #1,955Mickey41
  5. #1,955Awilda41
  6. #1,955Brandee41
  7. #1,955Deonna41
  8. #1,980Apryl40
  9. #1,980Arnita40
  10. #1,980Cassaundra40

Tied with 24 names at #1,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 4,657 of them was named Mickey, which outranked 92.0% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mickey
  1. #402Monte394
  2. #403Ernesto392
  3. #404Daren389
  4. #405Mickey384
  5. #405Virgil384
  6. #407Sherman383
  7. #408Jeffry382
  8. #409Earnest380

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →