Mikey
given name · Latin script
Meaning: A diminutive of the male given name Michael
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/maɪki/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Mikey is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Vietnam than in any other country, where it is the 46th most common given name.
- NLNetherlands1 in 33K(measured from records)
- VNVietnam≈1 in 160as Mai
- HKHong Kong≈1 in 1.5Kas Mui
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Mikey itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Vietnam (inferred from the name graph)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Sources
- 405 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 11K (inferred from the name graph)
≈620,000 named Mai, est.
recorded for this name
Highest-authority source
Ireland, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
Locally spelled Mai in VN Vietnam, US United States, NG Nigeria and 2 more and Mui in MY Malaysia, HK Hong Kong.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
A diminutive of the male given name Michael.
Sources 1
- kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Mikey counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VN Vietnam | #46 | ≈620,000 est. | ≈1 in 160 | listed | Mai | 226 |
| CN China | — | ≈61,000 est. | ≈1 in 23K | — | Mai | 100 |
| US United States | — | 20,650as Mai | 1 in 16K | 21K | Mai | 405 |
| NG Nigeria | — | ≈19,000 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Mai | 37 |
| MY Malaysia | — | ≈9,100 est. | ≈1 in 3.6K | — | Mui | 52 |
| HK Hong Kong | #829 | ≈4,900 est. | ≈1 in 1.5K | — | Mui | 65 |
| DK Denmark | — | 2,282as Mai | 1 in 2.6K | 2.3K | — | 5 |
| NL Netherlands | — | 521 | 1 in 33K | 521 | Mikey | 34 |
| IE Ireland | #497 | ≈460 est. | ≈1 in 11K | — | Mikey | 53 |
| AG Antigua & Barbuda | #61 | ≈36 est. | ≈1 in 2.7K | — | Mai | 1 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
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.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- 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).
How to address them(machine-generated)
A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 33 sources across 20 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 3.3K | #5,107 |
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (all-time BRP bearer counts, 2018) | — | 521 | #1,595 |
| NL Netherlands | Meertens NVB — Nederlandse Voornamenbank (live per-name BRP counts, 1790-2017) | — | 483 | #3,281 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 146 | #5,107 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 50 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2012 | 47 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2024 | 42 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2022 | 42 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2017 | 41 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2010 | 39 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 38 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2013 | 37 | — |
Reference works 2
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Ethiopian name tokens (GitHub lehagere/ethiopian-names, 40/60 condominium list)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- 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, and where does it come from?
- A diminutive of the male given name Michael. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
- What are other forms of the name Mikey?
- In the etymology graph, Miguel, Mike and Michel are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Michael.
- In which country does Mikey have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 618 thousand people named Mai in Vietnam, more than in any other country we hold.
- How do you pronounce Mikey?
- A machine transcription gives /maɪki/ (IPA) for English.
- How common is the name Mikey?
- In the Netherlands, the national register counted 521 people named Mikey, about 1 in 33 thousand residents.
- How common is Mikey compared with other names?
- In Vietnam, Mikey is the 46th most common given name of 73,918 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Mikey?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/mikeyThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Mikey” — the 46th most common given name in Vietnam. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.