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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #100 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 427 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: #153 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,098 boysWAIdaho: #169 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,030 boysIDMontana: #115 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 566 boysMTNorth Dakota: #106 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 618 boysNDMinnesota: #106 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 730 boysMNIllinois: #248 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,913 boysILWisconsin: #142 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,182 boysWIMichigan: #173 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,329 boysMINew York: #240 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,810 boysNYMassachusetts: #208 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,289 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: #131 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 771 boysORNevada: #146 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 732 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 694 boysSDIowa: #107 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 653 boysIAIndiana: #152 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,156 boysINOhio: #183 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,528 boysOHPennsylvania: #227 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,308 boysPANew Jersey: #313 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,114 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #268 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 1,889 boysCAUtah: #142 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 964 boysUTColorado: #169 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,105 boysCONebraska: #97 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 567 boysNEMissouri: #171 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,269 boysMOKentucky: #140 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 951 boysKYWest Virginia: #150 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,201 boysWVVirginia: #203 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,453 boysVAMaryland: #218 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,684 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #229 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,275 boysAZNew Mexico: #275 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,565 boysNMKansas: #134 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 843 boysKSArkansas: #153 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 824 boysARTennessee: #123 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 677 boysTNNorth Carolina: #130 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 711 boysNCSouth Carolina: #154 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 830 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #246 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,532 boysDCOklahoma: #132 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 764 boysOKLouisiana: #194 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 981 boysLAMississippi: #116 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 582 boysMSAlabama: #172 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,005 boysALGeorgia: #119 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 625 boysGAHawaii: #113 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 516 boysHITexas: #258 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,630 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,123 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#97 · 1 in 567
  2. Alaska#100 · 1 in 427
  3. North Dakota#106 · 1 in 618
  4. Minnesota#106 · 1 in 730
  5. Iowa#107 · 1 in 653

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#97191 in 567
Alaska#10071 in 427
Minnesota#106371 in 730
North Dakota#10681 in 618
Iowa#107301 in 653
Hawaii#113121 in 516
Montana#11591 in 566
Mississippi#116311 in 582
Georgia#119571 in 625
Tennessee#123441 in 677
North Carolina#130511 in 711
Oregon#131211 in 771
South Dakota#13171 in 694
Oklahoma#132251 in 764
Kansas#134181 in 843
Kentucky#140281 in 951
Utah#142171 in 964
Wisconsin#142261 in 1,182
Nevada#14651 in 732
West Virginia#150111 in 1,201
Indiana#152331 in 1,156
Arkansas#153181 in 824
Washington#153221 in 1,098
South Carolina#154241 in 830
Colorado#169171 in 1,105
Idaho#16971 in 1,030
Missouri#171261 in 1,269
Alabama#172251 in 1,005
Michigan#173461 in 1,329
Ohio#183491 in 1,528
Florida#188421 in 1,123
Louisiana#194311 in 981
Virginia#203211 in 1,453
Massachusetts#208141 in 2,289
Maryland#218121 in 1,684
Pennsylvania#227311 in 2,308
Arizona#229141 in 1,275
New York#240621 in 1,810
District of Columbia#24651 in 1,532
Illinois#248411 in 1,913
Texas#258661 in 1,630
California#268841 in 1,889
New Mexico#27561 in 1,565
New Jersey#313131 in 3,114
Connecticut———
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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 1976

girls
#6,611
8 births · 1 in 183,137 girls
boys
#186
1,188 births · 1 in 1,321 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #6,611Mitchell8

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #186Mitchell1,188
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 183,137 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 39.4% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #6,048Zarina9
  2. #6,048Zarinah9
  3. #6,048Zona9
  4. #6,611Mitchell8
  5. #6,611Aarti8
  6. #6,611Aaryn8
  7. #6,611Addy8
  8. #7,296Abbigail7
  9. #7,296Adah7
  10. #7,296Adama7

Tied with 684 names at #6,611; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,321 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #183Oscar1,231
  2. #184Calvin1,229
  3. #185Terrance1,199
  4. #186Mitchell1,188
  5. #187Clayton1,185
  6. #188Edwin1,183
  7. #189Theodore1,174
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →