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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #114 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 441 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: #157 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,022 boysWAIdaho: #114 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 534 boysIDMontana: #104 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 427 boysMTNorth Dakota: #111 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 541 boysNDMinnesota: #107 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 698 boysMNIllinois: #178 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,341 boysILWisconsin: #119 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 928 boysWIMichigan: #196 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,655 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 170 births · 1 in 886 boysNYMassachusetts: #178 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,355 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedRIOregon: #115 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 569 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 945 boysSDIowa: #113 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 708 boysIAIndiana: #152 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,071 boysINOhio: #163 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,303 boysOHPennsylvania: #171 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,645 boysPANew Jersey: #182 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,542 boysNJConnecticut: #205 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,087 boysCTCalifornia: #180 for boys · 161 births · 1 in 1,030 boysCAUtah: #158 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 866 boysUTColorado: #173 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,087 boysCONebraska: #122 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 795 boysNEMissouri: #158 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 989 boysMOKentucky: #108 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 693 boysKYWest Virginia: #209 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,929 boysWVVirginia: #161 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,009 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,310 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedDEArizona: #293 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,061 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Mitchell, so not publishedNMKansas: #141 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 815 boysKSArkansas: #135 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 684 boysARTennessee: #123 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 712 boysTNNorth Carolina: #101 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 524 boysNCSouth Carolina: #122 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 580 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #212 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,532 boysDCOklahoma: #104 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 511 boysOKLouisiana: #168 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 803 boysLAMississippi: #111 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 542 boysMSAlabama: #134 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 733 boysALGeorgia: #142 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 770 boysGAHawaii: #166 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 754 boysHITexas: #177 for boys · 112 births · 1 in 893 boysTXFlorida: #160 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 862 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#101 · 1 in 524
  2. Montana#104 · 1 in 427
  3. Oklahoma#104 · 1 in 511
  4. Minnesota#107 · 1 in 698
  5. Kentucky#108 · 1 in 693

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#101821 in 524
Montana#104121 in 427
Oklahoma#104351 in 511
Minnesota#107441 in 698
Kentucky#108391 in 693
Mississippi#111381 in 542
North Dakota#11191 in 541
Iowa#113321 in 708
Alaska#11461 in 441
Idaho#114101 in 534
Oregon#115261 in 569
Wisconsin#119391 in 928
Nebraska#122141 in 795
South Carolina#122391 in 580
Tennessee#123461 in 712
Alabama#134401 in 733
Arkansas#135221 in 684
New York#1351701 in 886
Kansas#141191 in 815
Georgia#142531 in 770
Indiana#152421 in 1,071
Washington#157251 in 1,022
Missouri#158371 in 989
Utah#158121 in 866
Florida#160541 in 862
Virginia#161361 in 1,009
Ohio#163691 in 1,303
South Dakota#16551 in 945
Hawaii#16681 in 754
Louisiana#168431 in 803
Pennsylvania#171561 in 1,645
Colorado#173161 in 1,087
Maryland#173221 in 1,310
Texas#1771121 in 893
Illinois#178691 in 1,341
Massachusetts#178201 in 2,355
California#1801611 in 1,030
New Jersey#182351 in 1,542
Michigan#196471 in 1,655
Connecticut#205111 in 2,087
West Virginia#20971 in 1,929
District of Columbia#21281 in 1,532
Arizona#29371 in 2,061
Delaware
Maine
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Rhode Island
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 1967

girls
#3,211
16 births · 1 in 103,189 girls
boys
#158
1,696 births · 1 in 1,028 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #3,211Mitchell16

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #158Mitchell1,696
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 103,189 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 59.1% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #3,085Victor17
  2. #3,085Waynette17
  3. #3,085Wendelyn17
  4. #3,211Mitchell16
  5. #3,211Adonna16
  6. #3,211Adriann16
  7. #3,211Anastacia16
  8. #3,340Adrain15
  9. #3,340Alishia15
  10. #3,340Allisa15

Tied with 128 names at #3,211; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,873Anissa#2,519#646
  2. 1,660Buffy#2,453#793
  3. 1,522Nichelle#2,022#500
  4. 893Josette#1,621#728
  5. 862Lissette#1,600#738
Fallers
  1. 792Tatia#668#1,460
  2. 531Inger#929#1,460
  3. 400Sonji#639#1,039
  4. 389Sunday#983#1,372
  5. 325Cinda#944#1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,028 of them was named Mitchell, which outranked 96.5% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mitchell
  1. #155Brad1,771
  2. #156Luis1,740
  3. #157Glen1,710
  4. #158Mitchell1,696
  5. #159Karl1,695
  6. #160Fred1,687
  7. #161Edwin1,666
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. 1,048Alfie#1,963#915
  2. 548Waylon#1,540#992
  3. 519Ariel#1,450#931
  4. 430Brendon#1,345#915
  5. 416Terrill#1,259#843
Fallers
  1. 443German#968#1,411
  2. 396Darry#916#1,312
  3. 346Regan#835#1,181
  4. 337Caleb#916#1,253
  5. 317Winfred#785#1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967