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By Sophie Kihm · Aug 2026

Mikey

OriginDiminutive of Michael, Hebrew
Meaning"who is like God"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Mikey as a girl's name

About Mikey

Variation of Michael

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,3493317.2
2015#3,4873216.7
2016#3,8572814.8
2017#2,9314122.2
2018#3,3473418.7
2019#3,3163519.5
2020#3,3173419.7
2021#3,3943419.4
2022#2,9824224.1
2023#3,7633017.5
2024#2,9744224.4
2025#2,6315029.3
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#923🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Famous Mikeys

  • Michael James "Mikey" Way

    bassist for American band My Chemical Romance

  • Mikey Whipwreck

    ring name of John Watson, American pro wrestler

  • Mikey Dread

    stage name of Michael George Campbell, Jamaican reggae singer

  • Mikel Mason "Mikey" Robins

    Australian TV presenter

  • Mikey Sheehy aka Mícheál Ó Síthigh

    Irish Gaelic footballer

  • Michael "Mikey" North

    English actor

  • Michael "Mikey" Chung

    Jamaican reggae musician

  • Michael Edward "Mikey" Welsh

    former bassist of American band Weezer

  • Mikey Murphy

    Youtuber and actor

  • Mikey Madison

    American actress

Mikey in pop culture

  • Mikey Carver

    character in film "The Ice Storm"

  • Mikey

    kid in Life cereal commercials

Mikey in blog posts

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Names Ending in Y for Boys
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