Is Mikey a boy or girl name?

Mikey is a boy’s name. Of the 1,590 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.

Mikey

Recorded 1922–2025 · United States

Mikey was most popular in 2025, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,081 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,590 people named Mikey.

Mikey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mikey’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mikey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mikey is a boy’s name — 1.1% of the 1,590 Americans given it were girls and 98.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mikey

Where Mikey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 8.0×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org