How Many People Are Named Mickey?
An estimated 23,674 people in the United States have the first name Mickey. It is used for both genders, with 80.8% male. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Mickey peaked in popularity in 1957 with 1,091 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mickey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mickey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
23,674
About 1 in 14,478 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
80.8% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1957
1,091 births
Total Registered
34,086
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mickey
Mickey is predominantly male (80.8%), though 6,533 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mickey as a male name
Ranked #1,644 in 2024
103 male births in 2024
Peak: 1957 (950 births)
Mickey as a female name
Ranked #7,816 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1948 (231 births)
Mickey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mickey span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 8,218 babies were registered. Mickey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mickey by Decade
How has Mickey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mickey by State
Birth registrations for Mickey span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Nevada, North Dakota, District of Columbia. On average, about 571 Mickeys were registered per state.
Mickey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mickey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mickey
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mickey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mickey?
We estimate approximately 23,674 people named Mickey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,478 Americans share this first name.
Is Mickey a common name?
Mickey is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,086 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mickey most popular?
Mickey reached peak popularity in 1957, when 1,091 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mickey is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mickey a male name?
Mickey is predominantly male. 80.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mickey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mickey Smith, Mickey Johnson, Mickey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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