NameTides

Mikey

Mikey was the #2,604 boys' name in the US in 2025 (50 babies), and #914 in England & Wales.

Mikey as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Mikey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Mikey as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,604 (50)#914 (34)#495 (6)—#170 (29)—
2024#2,958 (42)#880 (36)#404 (8)—#169 (30)—
2023#3,712 (30)#874 (36)#533 (5)—#288 (15)—
2022#2,962 (42)#731 (45)#392 (8)—#184 (28)—
2021#3,362 (34)#751 (45)#437 (7)#374 (4)#239 (20)—
2020#3,274 (34)#755 (42)#324 (11)#334 (4)#240 (20)#2,197 (7)
2019#3,259 (35)#642 (55)#320 (11)—#244 (19)—
2018#3,301 (34)#584 (63)#325 (11)—#318 (13)#2,740 (5)
2017#2,891 (41)#537 (72)#291 (14)—#250 (20)—
2016#3,776 (28)#580 (63)#401 (8)#421 (3)#298 (15)—
2015#3,431 (32)#450 (90)#686 (3)—#376 (10)#2,715 (5)
2014#3,297 (33)#457 (86)#336 (11)#315 (5)#259 (19)—
2013#2,998 (37)#402 (101)#257 (16)—#309 (14)—
2012#2,594 (47)#478 (80)#282 (13)—#279 (17)#2,666 (5)
2011#3,046 (37)#381 (104)#421 (7)#375 (3)#366 (11)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,604.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1922.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 3,300uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 820common

Next year

On its recent trend, Mikey is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 48,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Mikey by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Mikey (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
MikeyCanadaBoys—too few
MikeyEngland & WalesBoys#91434
MikeyIrelandBoys#17029
MikeyNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
MikeyScotlandBoys#4956
MikeyUSGirls#10,9178
MikeyUSBoys#2,60450