Mitchell

Last seen for girls in 2018 at #13,793 · #952 for boys in 2025, 245 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1994 · 5,370 births
Debut · boys
32 births
In top 100 · boys
10 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
164,063
since 1880

Mitchell over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #71, 1994boys
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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—#952245
2024—#904259
2023—#835291
2022—#816305
2021—#800306
2020—#726342
2019—#700358
2018#13,7936#645399
2017#15,9025#651396
2016—#590465
2015#16,4195#585473
2014#13,0697#502563
2013—#457616
2012—#465588
2011#11,1819#418667
2010#14,9596#387737
2009#9,97511#359855
2008#10,80710#335979
2007#10,12911#3031,108
2006#13,6067#2751,255
2005#7,50015#2361,447
2004#6,76817#2131,648
2003#10,4259#1961,891
2002#5,67320#1772,172
2001#5,36421#1562,568
2000#7,58013#1322,983
1999#7,23913#1123,216
1998#5,79917#1033,624
1997#6,48314#964,068
1996#4,88320#884,391
1995#5,95815#794,737
1994#4,68721#715,370
1993#3,15836#814,584
1992#3,86627#914,122
1991#4,20824#963,882
1990#4,69420#934,021
1989#3,78426#933,645
1988#2,74438#953,323
1987#3,74323#1012,870
1986#2,72435#1052,664
1985#3,24627#1152,452
1984#2,99229#1252,151
1983#3,43123#1431,878
1982#3,41824#1352,069
1981#3,06628#1401,969
1980#4,97814#1641,521
1979#3,90319#1741,368
1978#4,67914#1861,269
1977#4,06917#1851,263
1976#6,6118#1861,188
1975#4,59313#1911,179
1974#3,11022#1831,231
1973#4,15514#1871,217
1972#3,71416#1791,366
1971#3,50818#1891,344
1970#3,43518#1791,541
1969#3,95813#1681,653
1968#4,00012#1661,622
1967#3,21116#1581,696
1966#4,19810#1631,729
1965#3,73312#1591,878
1964#5,0088#1372,384
1963#3,63513#1272,710
1962#2,92218#1282,832
1961#4,00911#1183,201
1960#2,98917#1262,973
1959#4,03110#1272,964
1958#3,23214#1272,846
1957#3,93010#1253,025
1956#5,9525#1362,403
1955#4,3768#1372,274
1954#3,9679#1412,145
1953#3,9559#1511,884
1952#4,9086#1571,758
1951#4,3857#1751,439
1950—#1811,224
1949—#1901,091
1948#3,5939#217861
1947#4,0078#229792
1946#4,4176#235664
1945—#254518
1944#3,3788#259518
1943—#268513
1942—#271488
1941—#305355
1940#3,5037#312325
1939—#318295
1938—#328287
1937—#344249
1936—#333271
1935#4,2045#328277
1934#4,2865#336262
1933#4,2185#376208
1932—#350249
1931#4,3315#332274
1930—#364247
1929—#349259
1928—#317314
1927#3,8757#333297
1926#3,8737#305344
1925—#306346
1924—#297366
1923#4,9675#290372
1922#5,0095#286386
1921—#271425
1920#3,9577#271415
1919#3,8177#277361
1918#4,2916#259431
1917—#261380
1916—#274346
1915#3,1348#268328
1914—#264272
1913#3,1875#282196
1912—#314137
1911—#29879
1910—#27082
1909—#26272
1908—#29654
1907—#32443
1906—#33039
1905—#29546
1904—#32837
1903—#31236
1902—#26150
1901—#31831
1900—#28752
1899—#33628
1898—#29839
1897—#28839
1896—#30637
1895—#32931
1894—#28339
1893—#28338
1892—#30936
1891—#30829
1890—#31630
1889—#38821
1888—#26944
1887—#31128
1886—#34824
1885—#31229
1884—#29634
1883—#29830
1882—#28636
1881—#37520
1880—#29132
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mitchell was already there! It came in at #291, and was given to 32 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 21 boys a year got the name.

Where Mitchell is popular in 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNHWashington: #274 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,771 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #228 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,084 boysMNIllinois: #183 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,759 boysILWisconsin: #200 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,383 boysWIMichigan: #225 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,622 boysMINew York: #121 for boys · 141 births · 1 in 1,052 boysNYMassachusetts: #145 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,198 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSDIowa: #293 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,820 boysIAIndiana: #314 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,455 boysINOhio: #229 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,883 boysOHPennsylvania: #195 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,674 boysPANew Jersey: #200 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,834 boysNJConnecticut: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,209 boysCTCalifornia: #225 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,928 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedCONebraska: #176 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,429 boysNEMissouri: #243 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,728 boysMOKentucky: #184 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,443 boysKYWest Virginia: #256 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,762 boysWVVirginia: #221 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,842 boysVAMaryland: #193 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,004 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #212 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,634 boysARTennessee: #172 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,360 boysTNNorth Carolina: #171 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,118 boysNCSouth Carolina: #166 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,042 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 949 boysDCOklahoma: #232 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,946 boysOKLouisiana: #251 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,783 boysLAMississippi: #169 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,136 boysMSAlabama: #214 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,691 boysALGeorgia: #205 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,616 boysGAHawaii: #189 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,209 boysHITexas: #384 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 3,628 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,353 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#121 · 1 in 1,052
  2. District of Columbia#132 · 1 in 949
  3. Massachusetts#145 · 1 in 2,198
  4. South Carolina#166 · 1 in 1,042
  5. Mississippi#169 · 1 in 1,136

Best ever in a state: #27 in Minnesota, 1994.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1211411 in 1,052
District of Columbia#132131 in 949
Massachusetts#145221 in 2,198
South Carolina#166271 in 1,042
Mississippi#169251 in 1,136
North Carolina#171461 in 1,118
Tennessee#172291 in 1,360
Nebraska#176101 in 1,429
Illinois#183501 in 1,759
Kentucky#184251 in 1,443
Florida#188211 in 1,353
Hawaii#18951 in 1,209
Connecticut#19361 in 3,209
Maryland#193121 in 2,004
Pennsylvania#195411 in 2,674
New Jersey#200161 in 2,834
Wisconsin#200161 in 2,383
Georgia#205271 in 1,616
Arkansas#212141 in 1,634
Alabama#214231 in 1,691
Virginia#221201 in 1,842
California#225611 in 1,928
Michigan#225281 in 2,622
Minnesota#228111 in 3,084
Ohio#229311 in 2,883
Oklahoma#232121 in 1,946
Missouri#243151 in 2,728
Louisiana#251191 in 1,783
West Virginia#25691 in 2,762
Washington#27471 in 3,771
Iowa#29361 in 4,820
Indiana#31481 in 5,455
Texas#384271 in 3,628
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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 Mitchell
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 48 spots since 2024 (#904 → #952)
  • 226 spots since 2020 (#726 → #952)
  • 367 spots since 2015 (#585 → #952)
  • Biggest jump: 89 spots in 1882 (#375 → #286)
  • Biggest drop: 119 spots in 1889 (#269 → #388)
Rise & fade · boys
114 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1994 at #71 (5,370 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1988–1997
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 360
  • Highest: 1 in 360 boys born in 1994 were named Mitchell (0.28%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,972 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 25.6% of all boys named Mitchell (42,015) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s298#269 (1888)#317
1890s346#283 (1894)#306
1900s460#261 (1902)#301
1910s2,612#259 (1918)#277
1920s3,524#271 (1921)#303
1930s2,619#318 (1939)#341
1940s6,125#190 (1949)#254
1950s21,962#125 (1957)#146
1960s22,678#118 (1961)#145
1970s12,966#174 (1979)#184
1980s24,542#93 (1989)#122
1990s42,015#71 (1994)#91
2000s16,906#132 (2000)#238
2010s5,262#387 (2010)#540
2020s1,748#726 (2020)#839

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.

Mitchell in 1948

girls
#3,593
9 births · 1 in 188,656 girls
boys
#217
861 births · 1 in 2,038 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #3,593Mitchell9

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #217Mitchell861
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 188,656 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 40.5% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #3,350Wendelyn10
  2. #3,350Willean10
  3. #3,350Wilmer10
  4. #3,593Mitchell9
  5. #3,593Adelfa9
  6. #3,593Aldora9
  7. #3,593Alissa9
  8. #3,883Aaron8
  9. #3,883Abbey8
  10. #3,883Adaline8

Tied with 289 names at #3,593; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

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

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 2,038 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 94.8% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #214Ben874
  2. #215Terrance866
  3. #216Lyle864
  4. #217Mitchell861
  5. #218Clinton856
  6. #219Daryl855
  7. #220Jesus845
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →