Mitchel

Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462 · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
#486
1958 · 260 births
Debut · boys
1880
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,287
since 1880

Mitchel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Mitchel has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202005peak #486, 1958boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#7,67910
2024—#6,19914
2023—#5,25518
2022—#6,14714
2021—#6,69812
2020—#5,98014
2019—#4,33723
2018—#4,09425
2017—#4,10525
2016—#4,09825
2015—#4,40722
2014—#3,53230
2013—#3,75327
2012—#3,11536
2011—#2,28456
2010—#2,51149
2009—#1,87377
2008—#1,71988
2007—#1,76084
2006—#1,479103
2005#16,4625#1,302117
2004#16,0995#1,225124
2003—#1,041150
2002—#924173
2001—#918170
2000—#750225
1999—#685246
1998—#642274
1997—#593299
1996—#565323
1995—#528366
1994—#498407
1993—#530375
1992—#607289
1991—#571313
1990—#573312
1989#10,8476#594269
1988—#595247
1987#9,8256#589236
1986—#634199
1985—#693161
1984—#677163
1983—#752132
1982—#758135
1981—#767130
1980—#889102
1979—#93089
1978—#92088
1977—#1,05467
1976—#93380
1975—#85794
1974—#93676
1973—#85286
1972—#770107
1971—#803100
1970—#82397
1969—#769103
1968—#660130
1967—#716107
1966—#618144
1965—#656128
1964—#590179
1963—#562197
1962—#554203
1961—#540217
1960—#527225
1959—#493252
1958—#486260
1957—#544202
1956—#536196
1955—#529192
1954—#593155
1953—#557161
1952—#552161
1951—#598135
1950—#616124
1949—#628118
1948—#671101
1947—#75882
1946—#74678
1945—#83057
1944—#84156
1943—#78769
1942—#87656
1941—#85055
1940—#96744
1939—#99241
1938—#92147
1937—#1,14833
1936—#1,24328
1935—#1,02039
1934—#88850
1933—#1,09436
1932—#1,05640
1931—#98345
1930—#1,09340
1929—#1,01045
1928—#1,03145
1927—#96452
1926—#85560
1925—#90955
1924—#1,03247
1923—#1,00848
1922—#89160
1921—#93956
1920—#85363
1919—#83961
1918—#88956
1917—#91948
1916—#92247
1915—#84653
1914—#77047
1913—#78936
1912—#73534
1911—#73219
1910—#1,04510
1909—#1,0209
1908—#77912
1907—#63416
1906—#1,1116
1905—#1,0916
1904—#76010
1903—#7839
1902—#9337
1901—#9436
1900——
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1898—#1,1215
1897—#8527
1896—#8268
1895—#68510
1894—#9546
1893—#65010
1892—#64111
1891—#8416
1890—#9945
1889—#6739
1888—#8157
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1883—#8925
1882—#61110
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1880—#8096
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mitchel was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Mitchel is popular in 2005

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNHWashington: #807 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,945 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,135 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,858 boysILWisconsin: #539 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,187 boysWIMichigan: #761 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,842 boysMINew York: #1,125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 12,031 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedSDIowa: #469 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,283 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedINOhio: #624 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,957 boysOHPennsylvania: #834 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,112 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchel, so not publishedTXFlorida: #996 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,900 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Iowa#469 · 1 in 3,283
  2. Wisconsin#539 · 1 in 4,187
  3. Ohio#624 · 1 in 5,957
  4. Michigan#761 · 1 in 6,842
  5. Washington#807 · 1 in 6,945

Best ever in a state: #133 in Minnesota, 1995.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#46951 in 3,283
Wisconsin#53971 in 4,187
Ohio#624111 in 5,957
Michigan#76181 in 6,842
Washington#80751 in 6,945
Pennsylvania#83471 in 9,112
Florida#996101 in 9,900
New York#1,12591 in 12,031
Illinois#1,13561 in 12,858
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mitchel
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 1,480 spots since 2024 (#6,199 → #7,679)
  • 1,699 spots since 2020 (#5,980 → #7,679)
  • 3,272 spots since 2015 (#4,407 → #7,679)
  • Biggest jump: 477 spots in 1907 (#1,111 → #634)
  • Biggest drop: 331 spots in 1905 (#760 → #1,091)
Rise & fade · boys
78 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1958 at #486 (260 births)
  • Births halved by 1965, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 100 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 100 yrs · run 1938–1976
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,747
  • Highest: 1 in 4,747 boys born in 1994 were named Mitchel (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #486 in 1958, was only 1 in 8,163 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 24.1% of all boys named Mitchel (3,204) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s37#611 (1882)#760
1890s68#641 (1892)#840
1900s81#634 (1907)#895
1910s411#732 (1911)#849
1920s531#853 (1920)#949
1930s399#888 (1934)#1,044
1940s716#628 (1949)#795
1950s1,838#486 (1958)#550
1960s1,633#527 (1960)#619
1970s884#770 (1972)#888
1980s1,774#589 (1987)#695
1990s3,204#498 (1994)#579
2000s1,311#750 (2000)#1,299
2010s318#2,284 (2011)#3,624
2020s82#5,255 (2023)#6,326

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mitchel in 2005

girls
#16,462
5 births · 1 in 369,568 girls
boys
#1,302
117 births · 1 in 17,071 boys

Top girls' names in 2005

  1. #1Emily23,952
  2. #2Emma20,362
  3. #3Madison19,578
  4. #4Abigail15,756
  5. #5Olivia15,700
  6. #6Isabella15,197
  7. #7Hannah14,854
  8. #8Samantha13,642
  9. #9Ava13,606
  10. #10Ashley13,276
  11. #16,462Mitchel5

Top boys' names in 2005

  1. #1Jacob25,851
  2. #2Michael23,828
  3. #3Joshua23,261
  4. #4Matthew21,483
  5. #5Ethan21,318
  6. #6Andrew20,742
  7. #7Daniel20,236
  8. #8Anthony19,387
  9. #9Joseph19,241
  10. #10Christopher19,174
  11. #1,302Mitchel117
More about 2005

girls

1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 369,568 of them was named Mitchel, which outranked 14.3% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchel
  1. #14,502Zuleica6
  2. #14,502Zyairah6
  3. #14,502Zylah6
  4. #16,462Mitchel5
  5. #16,462Aalana5
  6. #16,462Aaliyaha5
  7. #16,462Aaliyiah5

Tied with 2,737 names at #16,462; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,271Mikalah#7,077 → #806
  2. ↑ 2,724Yuridia#3,689 → #965
  3. ↑ 2,236Naima#3,127 → #891
  4. ↑ 1,924Karol#2,742 → #818
  5. ↑ 1,125Karma#1,972 → #847
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Rhea#908 → #1,305
  2. ↓ 360Laisha#789 → #1,149
  3. ↓ 334Ashtyn#956 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 285Hunter#742 → #1,027
  5. ↓ 282Angeles#973 → #1,255

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 17,071 of them was named Mitchel, which outranked 90.3% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchel
  1. #1,296Karon118
  2. #1,296Milan118
  3. #1,296Shimon118
  4. #1,302Mitchel117
  5. #1,302Braedyn117
  6. #1,302Briar117
  7. #1,302Jamaal117
  8. #1,307Avraham116
  9. #1,307Brant116
  10. #1,307Gianluca116

Tied with 4 names at #1,302; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2004
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,722Talan#4,264 → #542
  2. ↑ 1,048Carmine#1,934 → #886
  3. ↑ 727Leland#1,335 → #608
  4. ↑ 528Amare#1,159 → #631
  5. ↑ 525Braylen#1,359 → #834
Fallers
  1. ↓ 817Madison#857 → #1,674
  2. ↓ 783Andon#865 → #1,648
  3. ↓ 406Kanye#486 → #892
  4. ↓ 379Jakobe#846 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 359Koda#930 → #1,289

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2005 →