Mitchel vs Mitchell

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

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Mitchel

Boy name · Rank #6453

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Mitchell

Boy name · Rank #904

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Metric Mitchel Mitchell
Current Rank #6453 #904
Total Births (all years) 13,276 163,813
Peak Year 1994 1994
Peak Year Births 407 5,370
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mitchel Mitchell
1880ss 37 298
1890ss 68 346
1900ss 81 460
1910ss 411 2,612
1920ss 531 3,524
1930ss 399 2,619
1940ss 716 6,124
1950ss 1,838 21,962
1960ss 1,633 22,676
1970ss 884 12,966
1980ss 1,774 24,543
1990ss 3,204 42,015
2000ss 1,311 16,905
2010ss 318 5,262
2020ss 71 1,501

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mitchel Mitchell
2014 30 563
2015 22 473
2016 25 465
2017 25 396
2018 25 399
2019 23 358
2020 14 342
2021 12 305
2022 14 305
2023 18 291
2024 13 258

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, 1880–2024.

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