How Many People Are Named Mikey?
An estimated 1,424 people in the United States have the first name Mikey. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Mikey peaked in popularity in 2012 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mikey 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 Mikey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,424
About 1 in 240,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2012
47 births
Total Registered
1,532
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mikey
Mikey is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,532 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Mikey as a male name
Ranked #2,974 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (47 births)
Mikey as a female name
Ranked #16,801 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1945 (5 births)
Mikey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mikey span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 363 babies were registered. While Mikey is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mikey by Decade
How has Mikey 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.
Mikey by State
Birth registrations for Mikey span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kentucky, New York, Texas. On average, about 78 Mikeys were registered per state.
Mikey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mikey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mikey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mikey?
We estimate approximately 1,424 people named Mikey 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 240,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Mikey a common name?
Mikey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,532 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mikey most popular?
Mikey reached peak popularity in 2012, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mikey is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mikey a male name?
Mikey is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mikey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mikey Smith, Mikey Johnson, Mikey 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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