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Mitchell

Boy

Meaning of Mitchell: Hebrew: 'who is like God'

Mitchell is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 958th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 968th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#958

245 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#968

32 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

165,191

First recorded 1880 · peak 1994

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 1,997 babies1982: 2,093 babies1983: 1,901 babies1984: 2,180 babies1985: 2,479 babies1986: 2,699 babies1987: 2,893 babies1988: 3,361 babies1989: 3,671 babies1990: 4,041 babies19901991: 3,906 babies1992: 4,149 babies1993: 4,620 babies1994: 5,391 babies1995: 4,752 babies1996: 4,411 babies1997: 4,082 babies1998: 3,641 babies1999: 3,229 babies2000: 2,996 babies20002001: 2,589 babies2002: 2,192 babies2003: 1,900 babies2004: 1,665 babies2005: 1,462 babies2006: 1,262 babies2007: 1,119 babies2008: 989 babies2009: 866 babies2010: 743 babies20102011: 676 babies2012: 588 babies2013: 616 babies2014: 570 babies2015: 478 babies2016: 465 babies2017: 401 babies2018: 405 babies2019: 358 babies2020: 342 babies20202021: 306 babies2022: 305 babies2023: 291 babies2024: 259 babies2025: 245 babies
US babies named Mitchell per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,391.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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