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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #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 2004

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #177 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 656 boysAKMaine: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 561 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #125 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 513 boysNHWashington: #218 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 986 boysWAIdaho: #226 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 963 boysIDMontana: #165 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 577 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #96 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 379 boysMNIllinois: #183 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 890 boysILWisconsin: #96 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 363 boysWIMichigan: #117 for boys · 104 births · 1 in 540 boysMINew York: #269 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 1,715 boysNYMassachusetts: #184 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,134 boysMARhode Island: #158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 720 boysRIOregon: #191 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 806 boysORNevada: #249 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,153 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #132 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 423 boysSDIowa: #131 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 490 boysIAIndiana: #203 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 969 boysINOhio: #111 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 494 boysOHPennsylvania: #171 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 919 boysPANew Jersey: #225 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,484 boysNJConnecticut: #162 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 870 boysCTCalifornia: #316 for boys · 124 births · 1 in 2,033 boysCAUtah: #171 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 647 boysUTColorado: #207 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 926 boysCONebraska: #171 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 659 boysNEMissouri: #159 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 722 boysMOKentucky: #325 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,829 boysKYWest Virginia: #275 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,783 boysWVVirginia: #178 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 970 boysVAMaryland: #210 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,188 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #422 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,955 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNMKansas: #189 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 753 boysKSArkansas: #293 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,504 boysARTennessee: #297 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,710 boysTNNorth Carolina: #229 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,243 boysNCSouth Carolina: #197 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 952 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #198 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 862 boysOKLouisiana: #334 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,699 boysLAMississippi: #325 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,659 boysMSAlabama: #256 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,384 boysALGeorgia: #208 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,042 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedHITexas: #362 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,297 boysTXFlorida: #275 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,542 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#96 · 1 in 363
  2. Minnesota#96 · 1 in 379
  3. Ohio#111 · 1 in 494
  4. Michigan#117 · 1 in 540
  5. New Hampshire#125 · 1 in 513

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#96791 in 379
Wisconsin#96811 in 363
Ohio#1111351 in 494
Michigan#1171041 in 540
New Hampshire#125111 in 513
Maine#127101 in 561
Iowa#131331 in 490
South Dakota#132101 in 423
Rhode Island#15871 in 720
Missouri#159471 in 722
Connecticut#162201 in 870
Montana#16571 in 577
Nebraska#171161 in 659
Pennsylvania#171691 in 919
Utah#171341 in 647
Alaska#17751 in 656
Virginia#178441 in 970
Illinois#183881 in 890
Massachusetts#184301 in 1,134
Kansas#189221 in 753
Oregon#191241 in 806
South Carolina#197221 in 952
Oklahoma#198241 in 862
Indiana#203401 in 969
Colorado#207321 in 926
Georgia#208561 in 1,042
Maryland#210241 in 1,188
Washington#218351 in 986
New Jersey#225321 in 1,484
Idaho#22691 in 963
North Carolina#229411 in 1,243
Nevada#249121 in 1,153
Alabama#256171 in 1,384
New York#269641 in 1,715
Florida#275621 in 1,542
West Virginia#27551 in 1,783
Arkansas#293101 in 1,504
Tennessee#297211 in 1,710
California#3161241 in 2,033
Kentucky#325121 in 1,829
Mississippi#32591 in 1,659
Louisiana#334151 in 1,699
Texas#362781 in 2,297
Arizona#422141 in 2,955
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
New Mexico———
North 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 2004

girls
#6,768
17 births · 1 in 108,015 girls
boys
#213
1,648 births · 1 in 1,204 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #6,768Mitchell17

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #213Mitchell1,648
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 108,015 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 64.1% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #6,489Zari18
  2. #6,489Zoriah18
  3. #6,489Zully18
  4. #6,768Mitchell17
  5. #6,768Aaleyah17
  6. #6,768Abriella17
  7. #6,768Adalina17
  8. #7,077Aashi16
  9. #7,077Abreanna16
  10. #7,077Abree16

Tied with 308 names at #6,768; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 1,204 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 98.4% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #210Brody1,725
  2. #211Corey1,674
  3. #212Drew1,667
  4. #213Mitchell1,648
  5. #214Scott1,640
  6. #215Israel1,635
  7. #216Taylor1,613
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →