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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #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 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 851 boysNHWashington: #646 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,834 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: #633 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,810 boysMNIllinois: #580 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,510 boysILWisconsin: #481 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,574 boysWIMichigan: #396 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,995 boysMINew York: #665 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 4,559 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedIAIndiana: #487 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,613 boysINOhio: #469 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,729 boysOHPennsylvania: #403 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,291 boysPANew Jersey: #772 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,738 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #769 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 6,258 boysCAUtah: #494 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,438 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedCONebraska: #339 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,344 boysNEMissouri: #743 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,058 boysMOKentucky: #408 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,093 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWVVirginia: #578 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,703 boysVAMaryland: #617 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,769 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #783 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,698 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedARTennessee: #561 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,228 boysTNNorth Carolina: #457 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,508 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #674 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,764 boysOKLouisiana: #570 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,856 boysLAMississippi: #337 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,443 boysMSAlabama: #493 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,513 boysALGeorgia: #931 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,524 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedHITexas: #800 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 6,246 boysTXFlorida: #745 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,324 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#214 · 1 in 851
  2. Mississippi#337 · 1 in 1,443
  3. Nebraska#339 · 1 in 1,344
  4. Michigan#396 · 1 in 1,995
  5. Pennsylvania#403 · 1 in 2,291

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#21451 in 851
Mississippi#33791 in 1,443
Nebraska#33971 in 1,344
Michigan#396231 in 1,995
Pennsylvania#403251 in 2,291
Kentucky#408101 in 2,093
North Carolina#457201 in 2,508
Ohio#469211 in 2,729
Wisconsin#481101 in 2,574
Indiana#487131 in 2,613
Alabama#49391 in 2,513
Utah#49481 in 2,438
Tennessee#561111 in 3,228
Louisiana#57081 in 2,856
Virginia#578111 in 3,703
Illinois#580171 in 3,510
Maryland#61771 in 3,769
Minnesota#63371 in 3,810
Washington#64691 in 3,834
New York#665211 in 4,559
Oklahoma#67451 in 3,764
Missouri#74361 in 5,058
Florida#745181 in 5,324
California#769331 in 6,258
New Jersey#77271 in 5,738
Arizona#78361 in 5,698
Texas#800281 in 6,246
Georgia#93181 in 6,524
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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 2018

girls
#13,793
6 births · 1 in 283,512 girls
boys
#645
399 births · 1 in 4,552 boys

Top girls' names in 2018

  1. #1Emma18,824
  2. #2Olivia18,061
  3. #3Ava15,034
  4. #4Isabella14,575
  5. #5Sophia14,013
  6. #6Charlotte13,038
  7. #7Mia12,742
  8. #8Amelia12,405
  9. #9Harper10,646
  10. #10Evelyn10,433
  11. #13,793Mitchell6

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #645Mitchell399
More about 2018

girls

1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 283,512 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 24.0% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #12,464Zyannah7
  2. #12,464Zyliah7
  3. #12,464Zyna7
  4. #13,793Mitchell6
  5. #13,793Aabriella6
  6. #13,793Aadhyareddy6
  7. #13,793Aadhyasri6
  8. #15,682Aabidah5
  9. #15,682Aaheli5
  10. #15,682Aalasia5

Tied with 1,888 names at #13,793; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 680Meghan#1,387 → #707
  2. ↑ 567Dior#1,360 → #793
  3. ↑ 367Palmer#1,042 → #675
  4. ↑ 361Adalee#1,217 → #856
  5. ↑ 346Oaklynn#888 → #542
Fallers
  1. ↓ 334Audrina#847 → #1,181
  2. ↓ 234Courtney#952 → #1,186
  3. ↓ 232Marjorie#938 → #1,170
  4. ↓ 228Anabelle#969 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 225Angelique#799 → #1,024

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

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 4,552 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 95.4% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #642Zeke405
  2. #643Kingsley403
  3. #644Dariel401
  4. #645Mitchell399
  5. #646Valentino397
  6. #647Amos396
  7. #647Lucian396
Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

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

See the top 100 for 2018 →