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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1994 · 5,370 births
- Debut · boys
- 32 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 164,063since 1880
Mitchell over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #952 | 245 | |
| 2024 | — | #904 | 259 | |
| 2023 | — | #835 | 291 | |
| 2022 | — | #816 | 305 | |
| 2021 | — | #800 | 306 | |
| 2020 | — | #726 | 342 | |
| 2019 | — | #700 | 358 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #645 | 399 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #651 | 396 |
| 2016 | — | #590 | 465 | |
| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 | #585 | 473 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #502 | 563 |
| 2013 | — | #457 | 616 | |
| 2012 | — | #465 | 588 | |
| 2011 | #11,181 | 9 | #418 | 667 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #387 | 737 |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #359 | 855 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #335 | 979 |
| 2007 | #10,129 | 11 | #303 | 1,108 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 | #275 | 1,255 |
| 2005 | #7,500 | 15 | #236 | 1,447 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #213 | 1,648 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #196 | 1,891 |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | #177 | 2,172 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #156 | 2,568 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #132 | 2,983 |
| 1999 | #7,239 | 13 | #112 | 3,216 |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #103 | 3,624 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #96 | 4,068 |
| 1996 | #4,883 | 20 | #88 | 4,391 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #79 | 4,737 |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | #71 | 5,370 |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 | #81 | 4,584 |
| 1992 | #3,866 | 27 | #91 | 4,122 |
| 1991 | #4,208 | 24 | #96 | 3,882 |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | #93 | 4,021 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #93 | 3,645 |
| 1988 | #2,744 | 38 | #95 | 3,323 |
| 1987 | #3,743 | 23 | #101 | 2,870 |
| 1986 | #2,724 | 35 | #105 | 2,664 |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 | #115 | 2,452 |
| 1984 | #2,992 | 29 | #125 | 2,151 |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | #143 | 1,878 |
| 1982 | #3,418 | 24 | #135 | 2,069 |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 | #140 | 1,969 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #164 | 1,521 |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | #174 | 1,368 |
| 1978 | #4,679 | 14 | #186 | 1,269 |
| 1977 | #4,069 | 17 | #185 | 1,263 |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | #186 | 1,188 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #191 | 1,179 |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | #183 | 1,231 |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | #187 | 1,217 |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | #179 | 1,366 |
| 1971 | #3,508 | 18 | #189 | 1,344 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | #179 | 1,541 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #168 | 1,653 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #166 | 1,622 |
| 1967 | #3,211 | 16 | #158 | 1,696 |
| 1966 | #4,198 | 10 | #163 | 1,729 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #159 | 1,878 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #137 | 2,384 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #127 | 2,710 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #128 | 2,832 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #118 | 3,201 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #126 | 2,973 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #127 | 2,964 |
| 1958 | #3,232 | 14 | #127 | 2,846 |
| 1957 | #3,930 | 10 | #125 | 3,025 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #136 | 2,403 |
| 1955 | #4,376 | 8 | #137 | 2,274 |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | #141 | 2,145 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #151 | 1,884 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #157 | 1,758 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #175 | 1,439 |
| 1950 | — | #181 | 1,224 | |
| 1949 | — | #190 | 1,091 | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #217 | 861 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #229 | 792 |
| 1946 | #4,417 | 6 | #235 | 664 |
| 1945 | — | #254 | 518 | |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #259 | 518 |
| 1943 | — | #268 | 513 | |
| 1942 | — | #271 | 488 | |
| 1941 | — | #305 | 355 | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #312 | 325 |
| 1939 | — | #318 | 295 | |
| 1938 | — | #328 | 287 | |
| 1937 | — | #344 | 249 | |
| 1936 | — | #333 | 271 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #328 | 277 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #336 | 262 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #376 | 208 |
| 1932 | — | #350 | 249 | |
| 1931 | #4,331 | 5 | #332 | 274 |
| 1930 | — | #364 | 247 | |
| 1929 | — | #349 | 259 | |
| 1928 | — | #317 | 314 | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | #333 | 297 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #305 | 344 |
| 1925 | — | #306 | 346 | |
| 1924 | — | #297 | 366 | |
| 1923 | #4,967 | 5 | #290 | 372 |
| 1922 | #5,009 | 5 | #286 | 386 |
| 1921 | — | #271 | 425 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #271 | 415 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #277 | 361 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #259 | 431 |
| 1917 | — | #261 | 380 | |
| 1916 | — | #274 | 346 | |
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #268 | 328 |
| 1914 | — | #264 | 272 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #282 | 196 |
| 1912 | — | #314 | 137 | |
| 1911 | — | #298 | 79 | |
| 1910 | — | #270 | 82 | |
| 1909 | — | #262 | 72 | |
| 1908 | — | #296 | 54 | |
| 1907 | — | #324 | 43 | |
| 1906 | — | #330 | 39 | |
| 1905 | — | #295 | 46 | |
| 1904 | — | #328 | 37 | |
| 1903 | — | #312 | 36 | |
| 1902 | — | #261 | 50 | |
| 1901 | — | #318 | 31 | |
| 1900 | — | #287 | 52 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #298 | 39 | |
| 1897 | — | #288 | 39 | |
| 1896 | — | #306 | 37 | |
| 1895 | — | #329 | 31 | |
| 1894 | — | #283 | 39 | |
| 1893 | — | #283 | 38 | |
| 1892 | — | #309 | 36 | |
| 1891 | — | #308 | 29 | |
| 1890 | — | #316 | 30 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #269 | 44 | |
| 1887 | — | #311 | 28 | |
| 1886 | — | #348 | 24 | |
| 1885 | — | #312 | 29 | |
| 1884 | — | #296 | 34 | |
| 1883 | — | #298 | 30 | |
| 1882 | — | #286 | 36 | |
| 1881 | — | #375 | 20 | |
| 1880 | — | #291 | 32 | |
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 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maine#230 · 1 in 948
- Wisconsin#230 · 1 in 1,011
- West Virginia#256 · 1 in 1,193
- Alabama#294 · 1 in 1,387
- Kentucky#295 · 1 in 1,584
Best ever in a state: #27 in Minnesota, 1994.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #230 | 5 | 1 in 948 |
| Wisconsin | #230 | 27 | 1 in 1,011 |
| West Virginia | #256 | 7 | 1 in 1,193 |
| Alabama | #294 | 16 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Kentucky | #295 | 14 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Pennsylvania | #300 | 35 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Michigan | #307 | 31 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Mississippi | #340 | 8 | 1 in 1,682 |
| Ohio | #340 | 29 | 1 in 2,061 |
| Kansas | #352 | 10 | 1 in 1,609 |
| Iowa | #357 | 9 | 1 in 1,680 |
| Minnesota | #369 | 13 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Massachusetts | #378 | 12 | 1 in 2,472 |
| Missouri | #389 | 15 | 1 in 2,117 |
| Idaho | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Illinois | #398 | 28 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Louisiana | #412 | 12 | 1 in 2,015 |
| South Carolina | #427 | 9 | 1 in 2,323 |
| Virginia | #430 | 16 | 1 in 2,614 |
| Georgia | #440 | 21 | 1 in 2,572 |
| Utah | #472 | 9 | 1 in 2,407 |
| North Carolina | #486 | 16 | 1 in 3,160 |
| Tennessee | #493 | 12 | 1 in 2,983 |
| Washington | #506 | 12 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Arkansas | #512 | 5 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Texas | #521 | 51 | 1 in 3,483 |
| New York | #526 | 29 | 1 in 3,597 |
| Oregon | #531 | 6 | 1 in 3,012 |
| Florida | #546 | 26 | 1 in 3,537 |
| Maryland | #579 | 7 | 1 in 3,963 |
| Oklahoma | #592 | 6 | 1 in 3,376 |
| Colorado | #600 | 7 | 1 in 3,879 |
| Arizona | #601 | 9 | 1 in 4,110 |
| Indiana | #771 | 6 | 1 in 5,946 |
| New Jersey | #776 | 7 | 1 in 5,925 |
| California | #821 | 29 | 1 in 7,948 |
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| 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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 298 | #269 (1888) | #317 |
| 1890s | 346 | #283 (1894) | #306 |
| 1900s | 460 | #261 (1902) | #301 |
| 1910s | 2,612 | #259 (1918) | #277 |
| 1920s | 3,524 | #271 (1921) | #303 |
| 1930s | 2,619 | #318 (1939) | #341 |
| 1940s | 6,125 | #190 (1949) | #254 |
| 1950s | 21,962 | #125 (1957) | #146 |
| 1960s | 22,678 | #118 (1961) | #145 |
| 1970s | 12,966 | #174 (1979) | #184 |
| 1980s | 24,542 | #93 (1989) | #122 |
| 1990s | 42,015 | #71 (1994) | #91 |
| 2000s | 16,906 | #132 (2000) | #238 |
| 2010s | 5,262 | #387 (2010) | #540 |
| 2020s | 1,748 | #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 2012
boys
#465
588 births · 1 in 3,226 boys
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 3,226 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 96.7% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.