Mickey
Pronounced M IH1 K IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1957
- 127 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Mickey?
Mickey is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1898. It has been given to 44,086 children — the 624th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1957, when 1,051 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Micky, Mickie and Micki — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 30% of children named Mickey are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Mickey and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Micky
- Mickie
- Micki
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M IH1 K IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Mickey
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Mickey
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Mickey?
- Mickey ranks 624th among boys' names in US records, with 44,086 births since 1898. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,111.
- Is Mickey a unisex name?
- Yes. About 30% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Mickey most popular?
- 1957, when 1,051 children were given the name. It has been in use for 127 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Mickey spelled?
- Micky, Mickie, Micki. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.