Boys' name · since 1922
Mikey
Mikey has 1,572 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,572
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mikey is the #2613 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,572 recorded since 1922.
Social Security Administration records show Mikey recorded 1,572 times among boys since 1922, holding rank #2613 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2025.
- #3,816 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,613 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,572 born since 1922
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mikey ranks #3,816 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,613 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,572 born since 1922, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,816 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,613 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,572
- born since 1922
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mikey's 1,572 recorded births place it above 91.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Mikey compares
1,572 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Mikey's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mikey | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,572 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mikey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mikey splits its recorded history at 1985: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mikey popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Mikey popularity over time - girls
18 total births recorded since 1945 (Mikey as girls' name)
Mikey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (363 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Mikey's strongest decade.
363 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Mikey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 112
1950s
112 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s 121
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
238 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s
2010s
363 births
- 2020s
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 363 births (23% of all-time use).
How Mikey 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 Mikey's total volume
Mikey by state
Where Mikey concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 263 | 16.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 26 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.3% |
263 of 1,572 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Mikey's data
- Mikey's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (363 total births) through the 2020s (232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Mikeys (263 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Mikey
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mikey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Mikey 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.