Mitchel vs Mitch

Side-by-side comparison of Mitchel and Mitch - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mitchel

Boy name · Rank #6204

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Name B

Mitch

Boy name · Rank #7831

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Metric Mitchel Mitch
Current Rank #6204 #7831
Total Births (all years) 13,287 5,565
Peak Year 1994 1961
Peak Year Births 407 400
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Mitchel Mitch
1880s 37 -
1890s 68 -
1900s 81 -
1910s 411 5
1920s 531 -
1930s 399 17
1940s 716 102
1950s 1,838 1,076
1960s 1,633 2,012
1970s 884 480
1980s 1,774 775
1990s 3,204 572
2000s 1,311 298
2010s 318 174
2020s 82 54

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mitchel Mitch
2014 30 19
2015 22 16
2016 25 17
2017 25 21
2018 25 17
2019 23 10
2020 14 13
2021 12 7
2022 14 6
2023 18 12
2024 14 10
2025 10 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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