Unisex name · since 1898
Mickey
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 27,627 babies named Mickey, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,627
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mickey is the #2039 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 27,627 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Mickey recorded 27,627 times among boys since 1898, holding rank #2039 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #707 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,039 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,627 born since 1898
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mickey ranks #707 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,039 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,627 born since 1898, peaking in the 1950s.
- #707 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,039 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,627
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mickey's 27,627 recorded births place it above 98.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mickey compares
27,627 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mickey's all-time total is 75x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mickey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,627 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 950 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mickey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mickey splits its recorded history at 1965: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1906 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1957 peak of 950 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mickey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 950
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Mickey popularity over time - girls
6,546 total births recorded since 1900 (Mickey as girls' name)
Mickey by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6,659 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Mickey's strongest decade.
6,659 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mickey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 32
1900s
32 births
- 1910s 294
1910s
294 births
- 1920s 720
1920s
720 births
- 1930s 1,733
1930s
1,733 births
- 1940s
1940s
4,477 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,659 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,160 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,172 births
- 1980s 1,803
1980s
1,803 births
- 1990s 1,308
1990s
1,308 births
- 2000s 811
2000s
811 births
- 2010s 885
2010s
885 births
- 2020s 566
2020s
566 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6,659 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mickey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mickey's total volume
Mickey by state
Where Mickey concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,614 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,887 | 6.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 1,559 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 1,229 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 1,200 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 1,189 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 991 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 893 | 3.2% |
2,614 of 27,627 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Mickey appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mickey's data
- Mickey's decade-level peak was the 1950s (6,659 total births); usage has since declined to 566 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mickeys (2,614 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Mickey
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mickey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~127 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mickey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.