Mitch

Where Mitch comes from

Clipping of Mitchell.
— Wiktionary's entry for Mitch
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,897 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1942
    Mitch McConnell born
    American politician and lawyer
  3. 1961
    Peak, #396
    400 babies named Mitch — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1964
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #581.
  5. 1968
    Mitch Hedberg born
    American stand-up comedian
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Mitchell.
Namesakes
  • Mitch McConnell · American politician and lawyer, born 1942
  • Mitch Hedberg · American stand-up comedian, 1968–2005
  • Mitch Nichols · Australian association football player, born 1989
  • Mitch Pileggi · Italian–American actor, born 1952
  • Mitch Mitchell · English drummer, 1947–2008

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.