Given name
Micky
“who is like God?”
In English use, Micky is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Micky is a variant of Michael. One Hebrew interpretation is “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Micky is a variant of Michael. An origin associated with Michael is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Micky is a diminutive of Michael. In English usage, Micky is a diminutive of Michelle.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Micky through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,146
- 2,584 boys · 562 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 109 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,513 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 100% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,513 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 83 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,834 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Micky’s family of names
In English usage, Micky is a diminutive of Michael. In English usage, Micky has an alternative spelling in Mickey. Micky is an affectionate form of Michael.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Michaelvariant · English
- Michellefull form · English
- Michaelafull form · English
- Mickeyvariant · English
- Mickfull form
- Miguelitodiminutive · Spanish
- Mikkivariant
- Mickyelikely variant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Micky
- Micky van de VenDutch footballer (born 2001)
- Micky WardAmerican-Irish boxerborn 1965
- Micky ArisonIsraeli-born American businessmanborn 1949
- Micky Adamsfootballer, football manager (born 1961)
- Micky WallerBritish musician (1941–2008)
- Micky GreenAustralian-born pop music singer-songwriterborn 1984
- Micky Droyprofessional footballer (born 1951)
- Micky AdriaansensDutch lawyer, director and politicianborn 1964
- Micky StewartEnglish cricketer (born 1932)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Micky, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mickael
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“who is like God?”
76% boys · 24% girls
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“who is like God?”
>99% boys
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97% boys · 3% girls
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>99% boys
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