Given name & surname
Mick
“who is like God?”
In English use, Mick is a diminutive of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mick carries the interpretation “who is like God?.” In English use, Mick is a diminutive of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Mick is used as a shortened form of Michael.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mick through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,445
- 2,445 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,643 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,643 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was virtually unchanged in 2021–2025 compared with 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 50 in 1991. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,396 as a first name in 2020; 4,870 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mick’s family of names
In English usage, Mick is a diminutive of Michael. In English usage, Mick has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Michele. Mick is a short form of Michael.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mick has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Englishwhere Mick comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Michaelfull form · English
- Mickeyvariant
- Michelfull form · French
- Mickyvariant
- Mickelvariant
- Mickievariant
- Mickivariant
- Migodiminutive · Spanish
Show 4 moreShow fewer
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mick
- Mick JaggerBritish singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stonesborn 1943
- Mick WingertAmerican voice actorborn 1974
- Mick SchumacherGerman racing driver (born 1999)
- Mick FoleyAmerican professional wrestlerborn 1965
- Mick TaylorBritish guitarist, former member of The Rolling Stonesborn 1949
- Mick ThomsonAmerican guitaristborn 1973
- Mick McCarthyIrish-English association football manager (born 1959)
- Mick DoohanAustralian motorcycle racerborn 1965
- Mick FleetwoodBritish rock drummer, songwriterborn 1947
Characters named Mick: Heat Wave (supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
Similar names
If you love Mick, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mitchell
“who is like God?”
>99% boys
Sherrick
“one who has already left”
97% boys · 3% girls
Tyrice
Tyrice is a masculine given name from English. It is used in French.
>99% boys
Demarcus
“the son of Marcus”
>99% boys
Sheldon
“from the steep valley”
>99% boys
Jamar
“a handsome man”
>99% boys
Nigel
“the champion”
>99% boys
Vonte
Vonte is a masculine given name from English. It is used in French.
>99% boys