Mikey

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Mai in VN Vietnam, US United States, DE Germany and 13 more, Mui in MY Malaysia, HK Hong Kong, SG Singapore and ไหม in TH Thailand.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Mikey is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name6.1K records spelled Mikey13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Mexico, France, Peru

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Mike-Y, Mïkey, Mikéy, Mïkëy, M̶i̶k̶e̶y̶

• Russian given name190 records spelled Mikey10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Russia, India

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Майки, Maiki, Mîkēy, Maiḳi, Маики

• a separate given name103 records spelled Mikey2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States

  Also written Míkéÿ

51 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Mikey is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, diminutive of Mike/Michael

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Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 82 years between 1922–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Mikey Dreadb. 1954GBJamaican musician
• Mikey McClearyb. 1969NZNew Zealand songwriter, composer, performer, producer and director based in Mumbai, India
• Mikey Kelleyb. 1972USAmerican actor
• Mikey Dayb. 1980USAmerican actor and comedian (born 1980)
• Mikey Postb. 1982USAmerican actor (1982–2018)
• Mikey Boltsb. 1990USAmerican actor
• Mikey Ambroseb. 1993USAmerican soccer player
• Mikey Lopezb. 1993USAmerican professional soccer player
• Mikey Johnstonb. 1999GBScottish association football player
• Mikey Mooreb. 2007GBEnglish association football player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 195 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Mikey?

We estimate roughly 21 thousand people bear Mikey (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Mikey have the most bearers?

Mikey is most frequently recorded in Vietnam, where it is most often spelled mai.

How common is Mikey compared with other names?

In Vietnam, Mikey is the 19th most common surname of 58,673 surnames recorded there.

Is Mikey a male or female name?

Mikey is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Mikey mean?

Recorded meaning: A diminutive of the male given name Michael.