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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201970peak #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 1970

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 635 boysAKMaine: 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: #181 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,174 boysWAIdaho: #162 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 873 boysIDMontana: #100 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 441 boysMTNorth Dakota: #105 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 569 boysNDMinnesota: #105 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 617 boysMNIllinois: #201 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,444 boysILWisconsin: #151 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,225 boysWIMichigan: #180 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,356 boysMINew York: #171 for boys · 134 births · 1 in 1,154 boysNYMassachusetts: #217 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,915 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: #139 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 790 boysORNevada: #123 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 543 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSDIowa: #120 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 746 boysIAIndiana: #180 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,326 boysINOhio: #194 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,589 boysOHPennsylvania: #205 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,185 boysPANew Jersey: #203 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,582 boysNJConnecticut: #284 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,306 boysCTCalifornia: #228 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 1,486 boysCAUtah: #163 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 948 boysUTColorado: #168 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 989 boysCONebraska: #128 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 799 boysNEMissouri: #191 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,365 boysMOKentucky: #120 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 761 boysKYWest Virginia: #157 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,168 boysWVVirginia: #191 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,274 boysVAMaryland: #201 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,653 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #359 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,828 boysAZNew Mexico: #236 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,198 boysNMKansas: #133 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 756 boysKSArkansas: #131 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 669 boysARTennessee: #163 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 955 boysTNNorth Carolina: #113 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 585 boysNCSouth Carolina: #139 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 729 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #175 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,010 boysDCOklahoma: #151 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 843 boysOKLouisiana: #189 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 940 boysLAMississippi: #122 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 643 boysMSAlabama: #142 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 792 boysALGeorgia: #133 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 694 boysGAHawaii: #104 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 442 boysHITexas: #242 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,363 boysTXFlorida: #176 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,014 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Montana#100 · 1 in 441
  2. Hawaii#104 · 1 in 442
  3. North Dakota#105 · 1 in 569
  4. Minnesota#105 · 1 in 617
  5. North Carolina#113 · 1 in 585

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#100121 in 441
Hawaii#104151 in 442
Minnesota#105531 in 617
North Dakota#10591 in 569
North Carolina#113781 in 585
Iowa#120311 in 746
Kentucky#120381 in 761
Mississippi#122331 in 643
Nevada#12371 in 543
Nebraska#128151 in 799
Arkansas#131241 in 669
Georgia#133651 in 694
Kansas#133221 in 756
Alaska#13551 in 635
Oregon#139211 in 790
South Carolina#139321 in 729
Alabama#142391 in 792
Oklahoma#151241 in 843
Wisconsin#151301 in 1,225
West Virginia#157121 in 1,168
Idaho#16271 in 873
Tennessee#163371 in 955
Utah#163131 in 948
Colorado#168201 in 989
New York#1711341 in 1,154
District of Columbia#175121 in 1,010
Florida#176531 in 1,014
Indiana#180361 in 1,326
Michigan#180601 in 1,356
Washington#181241 in 1,174
Louisiana#189361 in 940
Missouri#191291 in 1,365
Virginia#191301 in 1,274
Ohio#194611 in 1,589
Illinois#201671 in 1,444
Maryland#201171 in 1,653
New Jersey#203351 in 1,582
Pennsylvania#205431 in 2,185
Massachusetts#217161 in 2,915
California#2281201 in 1,486
New Mexico#23681 in 1,198
Texas#242841 in 1,363
Connecticut#28471 in 3,306
Arizona#35961 in 2,828
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1970

girls
#3,435
18 births · 1 in 97,119 girls
boys
#179
1,541 births · 1 in 1,206 boys

Top girls' names in 1970

  1. #1Jennifer46,150
  2. #2Lisa38,967
  3. #3Kimberly34,130
  4. #4Michelle34,047
  5. #5Amy25,212
  6. #6Angela24,929
  7. #7Melissa23,735
  8. #8Tammy19,587
  9. #9Mary19,204
  10. #10Tracy18,464
  11. #3,435Mitchell18

Top boys' names in 1970

  1. #1Michael85,266
  2. #2James61,735
  3. #3David61,728
  4. #4John58,491
  5. #5Robert57,177
  6. #6Christopher41,747
  7. #7William38,887
  8. #8Brian31,917
  9. #9Mark31,461
  10. #10Richard30,442
  11. #179Mitchell1,541
More about 1970

girls

1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 97,119 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 63.3% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #3,311Wilda19
  2. #3,311Zara19
  3. #3,311Zita19
  4. #3,435Mitchell18
  5. #3,435Adelle18
  6. #3,435Alejandrina18
  7. #3,435Alesa18
  8. #3,577Adrina17
  9. #3,577Albertina17
  10. #3,577Aletta17

Tied with 141 names at #3,435; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,541Tanisha#2,515 → #974
  2. ↑ 1,194India#1,955 → #761
  3. ↑ 695Shay#1,648 → #953
  4. ↑ 685Terra#1,303 → #618
  5. ↑ 669Dyan#1,648 → #979
Fallers
  1. ↓ 385Cinnamon#698 → #1,083
  2. ↓ 306Kaye#932 → #1,238
  3. ↓ 303Luanne#990 → #1,293
  4. ↓ 273Laureen#845 → #1,118
  5. ↓ 273Lesia#965 → #1,238

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

boys

1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 1,206 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #176Clifford1,582
  2. #177Karl1,575
  3. #178Neil1,567
  4. #179Mitchell1,541
  5. #180Darrin1,525
  6. #181Norman1,522
  7. #182Warren1,507
Biggest movers since 1969
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,783Jermaine#4,404 → #621
  2. ↑ 1,000Dax#1,861 → #861
  3. ↑ 842Jeramy#1,810 → #968
  4. ↑ 639Branden#1,570 → #931
  5. ↑ 407Braden#1,396 → #989
Fallers
  1. ↓ 593Jemal#549 → #1,142
  2. ↓ 307Karen#885 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 307Merlin#885 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 302Dennie#920 → #1,222
  5. ↓ 276Luciano#931 → #1,207

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

See the top 100 for 1970 →