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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202007peak #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 2007

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #168 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 577 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: #347 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,857 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: #123 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 524 boysMNIllinois: #238 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 1,266 boysILWisconsin: #161 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 711 boysWIMichigan: #183 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 890 boysMINew York: #304 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,877 boysNYMassachusetts: #289 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,052 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: #338 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,703 boysORNevada: #499 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,201 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSDIowa: #218 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 977 boysIAIndiana: #273 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,507 boysINOhio: #180 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 926 boysOHPennsylvania: #203 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,155 boysPANew Jersey: #347 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,231 boysNJConnecticut: #443 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,317 boysCTCalifornia: #457 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 3,632 boysCAUtah: #244 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,082 boysUTColorado: #260 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,156 boysCONebraska: #202 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 820 boysNEMissouri: #244 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,297 boysMOKentucky: #275 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,610 boysKYWest Virginia: #249 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,504 boysWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,641 boysVAMaryland: #322 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,882 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #565 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,530 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNMKansas: #319 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,563 boysKSArkansas: #303 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,440 boysARTennessee: #390 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,414 boysTNNorth Carolina: #248 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,370 boysNCSouth Carolina: #244 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,276 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #453 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,420 boysOKLouisiana: #338 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,728 boysLAMississippi: #331 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,646 boysMSAlabama: #299 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,567 boysALGeorgia: #282 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,502 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedHITexas: #417 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,841 boysTXFlorida: #348 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,126 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#123 · 1 in 524
  2. Wisconsin#161 · 1 in 711
  3. Alaska#168 · 1 in 577
  4. Ohio#180 · 1 in 926
  5. Michigan#183 · 1 in 890

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#123581 in 524
Wisconsin#161421 in 711
Alaska#16861 in 577
Ohio#180711 in 926
Michigan#183601 in 890
Nebraska#202131 in 820
Pennsylvania#203561 in 1,155
Iowa#218171 in 977
Illinois#238611 in 1,266
Missouri#244271 in 1,297
South Carolina#244181 in 1,276
Utah#244221 in 1,082
North Carolina#248411 in 1,370
West Virginia#24961 in 1,504
Colorado#260261 in 1,156
Indiana#273261 in 1,507
Kentucky#275151 in 1,610
Georgia#282421 in 1,502
Virginia#282271 in 1,641
Massachusetts#289161 in 2,052
Alabama#299161 in 1,567
Arkansas#303111 in 1,440
New York#304591 in 1,877
Kansas#319111 in 1,563
Maryland#322161 in 1,882
Mississippi#331101 in 1,646
Louisiana#338151 in 1,728
Oregon#338121 in 1,703
New Jersey#347211 in 2,231
Washington#347201 in 1,857
Florida#348491 in 2,126
Tennessee#390161 in 2,414
Texas#417671 in 2,841
Connecticut#44351 in 3,317
Oklahoma#45391 in 2,420
California#457721 in 3,632
Nevada#49951 in 3,201
Arizona#565101 in 4,530
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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 2007

girls
#10,129
11 births · 1 in 174,783 girls
boys
#303
1,108 births · 1 in 1,873 boys

Top girls' names in 2007

  1. #1Emily19,367
  2. #2Isabella19,143
  3. #3Emma18,390
  4. #4Ava18,053
  5. #5Madison17,968
  6. #6Sophia17,031
  7. #7Olivia16,589
  8. #8Abigail15,476
  9. #9Hannah13,323
  10. #10Elizabeth13,071
  11. #10,129Mitchell11

Top boys' names in 2007

  1. #1Jacob24,310
  2. #2Michael22,027
  3. #3Ethan21,041
  4. #4Joshua20,669
  5. #5Daniel20,268
  6. #6Christopher20,030
  7. #7Anthony19,639
  8. #8William18,898
  9. #9Matthew18,756
  10. #10Andrew18,461
  11. #303Mitchell1,108
More about 2007

girls

1,922,617 girls got a published name in 2007; 1 in 174,783 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 50.8% of the 20,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #9,539Zoelle12
  2. #9,539Zunaira12
  3. #9,539Zyia12
  4. #10,129Mitchell11
  5. #10,129Aanchal11
  6. #10,129Aanvi11
  7. #10,129Aanyah11
  8. #10,818Aadhya10
  9. #10,818Aailyah10
  10. #10,818Aaisha10

Tied with 688 names at #10,129; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 16,568Jaslene#17,168 → #600
  2. ↑ 5,379Marely#6,125 → #746
  3. ↑ 2,556Audrina#3,264 → #708
  4. ↑ 2,506Jordin#3,090 → #584
  5. ↑ 1,358Azul#2,081 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 4,216Bethzy#881 → #5,097
  2. ↓ 346Akeelah#708 → #1,054
  3. ↓ 326Tayla#926 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 312Betsy#747 → #1,059
  5. ↓ 295Shakira#780 → #1,075

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

boys

2,075,414 boys got a published name in 2007; 1 in 1,873 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 97.9% of the 14,394 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #300Gustavo1,137
  2. #300Theodore1,137
  3. #302Julius1,122
  4. #303Mitchell1,108
  5. #303Jakob1,108
  6. #305Pablo1,095
  7. #306Darius1,090
  8. #307Adan1,080

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2006
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,623Nery#3,524 → #901
  2. ↑ 813Dereon#1,738 → #925
  3. ↑ 572Kingston#926 → #354
  4. ↑ 411Kellan#1,294 → #883
  5. ↑ 410Kelan#1,387 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 503Imanol#985 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 373Bode#856 → #1,229
  3. ↓ 344Jordy#680 → #1,024
  4. ↓ 265Koen#859 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 261Korey#985 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 2007 →