Name meaning & stats
Mikey
Mikey means “who is like God?” (Hebrew origin). 1,550 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Mikeys are 1.5× over-represented as basketball players.
What it means
“who is like God?”
HebrewSpelling of Mickey
Mickey around the world
- Микки · Russian
- ميكي · Arabic
- ミッキー · Japanese
- Mikail · Turkish
- Mihai · Romanian
- Mikkel · Danish
- Mihkel · Estonian
- Michail
- Mikko · Finnish
- Mícheál · Irish
Famous Mickeys
- Mickey Rooney · American actor (1920–2014)
- Mickey Spillane · American crime novelist (1918–2006)
- Mickey Mantle · American baseball player (1931–1995)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
1,550 US babies were named Mikey between 1940 and 2025.
Where Mikeys end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.4× | Low · 5 people |
| Footballer | 1.4× | Low · 5 people |
| Basketball player | 1.5× | Low · 5 people |
| Writer | 1.2× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are basketball players, Mikeys show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 23 Mickeys spell it Mikey
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)