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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #71, 1994boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedAKMaine: #193 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 850 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,056 boysNHWashington: #353 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,773 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: #159 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 710 boysMNIllinois: #356 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 2,077 boysILWisconsin: #142 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 612 boysWIMichigan: #192 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 970 boysMINew York: #432 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,949 boysNYMassachusetts: #313 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,001 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: #444 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,517 boysORNevada: #376 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,157 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSDIowa: #239 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,030 boysIAIndiana: #267 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,418 boysINOhio: #187 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 962 boysOHPennsylvania: #247 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,452 boysPANew Jersey: #490 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,507 boysNJConnecticut: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,154 boysCTCalifornia: #430 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 3,217 boysCAUtah: #464 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,635 boysUTColorado: #326 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,562 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNEMissouri: #334 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,918 boysMOKentucky: #297 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,817 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWVVirginia: #393 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,528 boysVAMaryland: #382 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,300 boysMDDelaware: #170 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 659 boysDEArizona: #364 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,170 boysAZNew Mexico: #364 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,860 boysNMKansas: #284 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,208 boysKSArkansas: #402 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,173 boysARTennessee: #279 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,509 boysTNNorth Carolina: #295 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,592 boysNCSouth Carolina: #531 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,286 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #276 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,261 boysOKLouisiana: #412 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,096 boysLAMississippi: #250 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,210 boysMSAlabama: #338 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,793 boysALGeorgia: #355 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,974 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedHITexas: #462 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 3,207 boysTXFlorida: #315 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,896 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wisconsin#142 · 1 in 612
  2. Minnesota#159 · 1 in 710
  3. Delaware#170 · 1 in 659
  4. Ohio#187 · 1 in 962
  5. Michigan#192 · 1 in 970

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wisconsin#142481 in 612
Minnesota#159421 in 710
Delaware#17061 in 659
Ohio#187671 in 962
Michigan#192531 in 970
Maine#19361 in 850
Connecticut#213141 in 1,154
New Hampshire#21551 in 1,056
Iowa#239161 in 1,030
Pennsylvania#247441 in 1,452
Mississippi#250131 in 1,210
Indiana#267271 in 1,418
Oklahoma#276171 in 1,261
Tennessee#279251 in 1,509
Kansas#284141 in 1,208
North Carolina#295351 in 1,592
Kentucky#297131 in 1,817
Massachusetts#313161 in 2,001
Florida#315531 in 1,896
Colorado#326191 in 1,562
Missouri#334181 in 1,918
Alabama#338141 in 1,793
Washington#353211 in 1,773
Georgia#355311 in 1,974
Illinois#356361 in 2,077
Arizona#364201 in 2,170
New Mexico#36461 in 1,860
Nevada#37671 in 2,157
Maryland#382131 in 2,300
Virginia#393171 in 2,528
Arkansas#40271 in 2,173
Louisiana#412121 in 2,096
California#430791 in 3,217
New York#432371 in 2,949
Oregon#44481 in 2,517
Texas#462591 in 3,207
Utah#46491 in 2,635
New Jersey#490131 in 3,507
South Carolina#53171 in 3,286
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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 2008

girls
#10,807
10 births · 1 in 189,094 girls
boys
#335
979 births · 1 in 2,084 boys

Top girls' names in 2008

  1. #1Emma18,830
  2. #2Isabella18,629
  3. #3Emily17,448
  4. #4Olivia17,088
  5. #5Ava17,051
  6. #6Madison17,047
  7. #7Sophia16,091
  8. #8Abigail15,088
  9. #9Elizabeth12,027
  10. #10Chloe11,836
  11. #10,807Mitchell10

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #335Mitchell979
More about 2008

girls

1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 189,094 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 47.2% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #10,084Ziza11
  2. #10,084Znya11
  3. #10,084Zunaira11
  4. #10,807Mitchell10
  5. #10,807Aalliyah10
  6. #10,807Aalyssa10
  7. #10,807Aanshi10
  8. #11,599Aadhya9
  9. #11,599Aadyn9
  10. #11,599Aarin9

Tied with 791 names at #10,807; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,375Dayami#10,129 → #754
  2. ↑ 4,524Allisson#4,944 → #420
  3. ↑ 1,019Alisson#1,804 → #785
  4. ↑ 851Milagros#1,579 → #728
  5. ↑ 807Mareli#1,530 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Kelis#968 → #1,359
  2. ↓ 390Joselin#755 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 378Tyra#947 → #1,325
  4. ↓ 363Montana#932 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 337Allyssa#988 → #1,325

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

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 2,084 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 97.7% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #332Dallas992
  2. #332Donald992
  3. #334Lorenzo987
  4. #335Mitchell979
  5. #336Casey976
  6. #337Tristen975
  7. #338Gustavo973
Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,801Urijah#3,687 → #886
  2. ↑ 1,035Jadiel#1,912 → #877
  3. ↑ 790Aaden#1,132 → #342
  4. ↑ 676Chace#1,337 → #661
  5. ↑ 500Marley#1,263 → #763
Fallers
  1. ↓ 688Kelan#977 → #1,665
  2. ↓ 286Talen#990 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 281Nery#901 → #1,182
  4. ↓ 250Kellan#883 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 250Efren#977 → #1,227

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

See the top 100 for 2008 →