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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #110 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 535 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: #194 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,524 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 585 boysIDMontana: #132 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 728 boysMTNorth Dakota: #108 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 569 boysNDMinnesota: #96 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 575 boysMNIllinois: #189 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,283 boysILWisconsin: #136 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,098 boysWIMichigan: #155 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,146 boysMINew York: #236 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,732 boysNYMassachusetts: #264 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: #101 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 554 boysORNevada: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 671 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSDIowa: #129 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 829 boysIAIndiana: #224 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,976 boysINOhio: #166 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,320 boysOHPennsylvania: #201 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,982 boysPANew Jersey: #270 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,379 boysNJConnecticut: #268 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,763 boysCTCalifornia: #288 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 2,147 boysCAUtah: #144 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 911 boysUTColorado: #208 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,400 boysCONebraska: #110 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 645 boysNEMissouri: #136 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 912 boysMOKentucky: #115 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 718 boysKYWest Virginia: #146 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,067 boysWVVirginia: #197 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,424 boysVAMaryland: #204 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,601 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,125 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNMKansas: #146 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 938 boysKSArkansas: #128 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 676 boysARTennessee: #170 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,157 boysTNNorth Carolina: #127 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 732 boysNCSouth Carolina: #148 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 771 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #243 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,583 boysDCOklahoma: #123 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 689 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 756 boysLAMississippi: #117 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 602 boysMSAlabama: #164 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 944 boysALGeorgia: #133 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 705 boysGAHawaii: #145 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 661 boysHITexas: #254 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,626 boysTXFlorida: #171 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 974 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#96 · 1 in 575
  2. Oregon#101 · 1 in 554
  3. North Dakota#108 · 1 in 569
  4. Alaska#110 · 1 in 535
  5. Nebraska#110 · 1 in 645

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#96461 in 575
Oregon#101271 in 554
North Dakota#10881 in 569
Alaska#11051 in 535
Nebraska#110171 in 645
Idaho#115111 in 585
Kentucky#115361 in 718
Mississippi#117311 in 602
Oklahoma#123271 in 689
North Carolina#127531 in 732
Arkansas#128231 in 676
Iowa#129231 in 829
Montana#13271 in 728
Georgia#133541 in 705
Nevada#13351 in 671
Missouri#136371 in 912
Wisconsin#136281 in 1,098
Utah#144151 in 911
Hawaii#14591 in 661
Kansas#146151 in 938
West Virginia#146121 in 1,067
South Carolina#148271 in 771
Michigan#155561 in 1,146
Louisiana#160391 in 756
Alabama#164281 in 944
Ohio#166591 in 1,320
Tennessee#170271 in 1,157
Florida#171521 in 974
Illinois#189611 in 1,283
Washington#194151 in 1,524
Virginia#197221 in 1,424
Pennsylvania#201371 in 1,982
Maryland#204131 in 1,601
Arizona#206161 in 1,125
Colorado#208131 in 1,400
Indiana#224201 in 1,976
New York#236661 in 1,732
District of Columbia#24351 in 1,583
Texas#254651 in 1,626
Massachusetts#26491 in 3,793
Connecticut#26861 in 2,763
New Jersey#270181 in 2,379
California#288701 in 2,147
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
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 1974

girls
#3,110
22 births · 1 in 66,706 girls
boys
#183
1,231 births · 1 in 1,277 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #3,110Mitchell22

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #183Mitchell1,231
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 66,706 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 69.6% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #3,008Willette23
  2. #3,008Zenia23
  3. #3,008Zoila23
  4. #3,110Mitchell22
  5. #3,110Aliya22
  6. #3,110Ananda22
  7. #3,110Angelyn22
  8. #3,212Alane21
  9. #3,212Alayna21
  10. #3,212Aline21

Tied with 101 names at #3,110; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,277 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 97.0% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #180Theodore1,269
  2. #181Heath1,249
  3. #182Kurt1,233
  4. #183Mitchell1,231
  5. #184Dean1,220
  6. #185Hector1,213
  7. #186Howard1,208
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →