Mitchell Boy
How popular is Mitchell?
#952 boy name in 2025
245 baby boys were named Mitchell in the US in 2025, making it the 952nd most popular boy name.
Mitchell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #952 for boys (▼ 48 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 245 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-48% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #585 in 2015, #726 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (5,370 boys) |
| Highest rank | #71 in 1994 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mitchell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mitchell family of names ranked #861 for boys in 2025 (#831 the year before), with 255 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 245 | 96% |
| Mitchel | 10 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mitchell is most popular
Babies named Mitchell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.4 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Michigan: 0.3 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Ohio: 0.3 per 1,000 (77 boys)
- Maryland: 0.3 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Louisiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (28 boys)
Mitchell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 298 | #269 |
| 1890s | 346 | #283 |
| 1900s | 460 | #261 |
| 1910s | 2,612 | #259 |
| 1920s | 3,524 | #271 |
| 1930s | 2,619 | #318 |
| 1940s | 6,125 | #190 |
| 1950s | 21,962 | #125 |
| 1960s | 22,678 | #118 |
| 1970s | 12,966 | #174 |
| 1980s | 24,542 | #93 |
| 1990s | 42,015 | #71 |
| 2000s | 16,906 | #132 |
| 2010s | 5,262 | #387 |
| 2020s | 1,748 | #726 |
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Questions
- Is Mitchell a boy or girl name?
- Mitchell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mitchell were boys.
- How popular is the name Mitchell?
- 245 baby boys were named Mitchell in the US in 2025, making it the 952nd most popular boy name.
- When was Mitchell most popular?
- Mitchell peaked in 1994, when 5,370 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #71 in 1994.
- How many people are named Mitchell?
- 165,191 babies have been named Mitchell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 138,012 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Mitchell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mitchell was most common in Mississippi, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.