Mikey

Where Mikey comes from

From Mike + -y.
— Wiktionary's entry for Mikey
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Mikey through the years
  1. 1922
    First appearance
    #3,532 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1947
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  3. 1952
    Peak, #1,804
    18 babies named Mikey, its best rank.
  4. 1955
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,964.
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.