Mitchell vs Mitch

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

Name A

Mitchell

Boy name · Rank #904

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Name B

Mitch

Boy name · Rank #7831

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Metric Mitchell Mitch
Current Rank #904 #7831
Total Births (all years) 164,063 5,565
Peak Year 1994 1961
Peak Year Births 5,370 400
Peak Decade 1990s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1916

Births by Decade

Decade Mitchell Mitch
1880s 298 -
1890s 346 -
1900s 460 -
1910s 2,612 5
1920s 3,524 -
1930s 2,619 17
1940s 6,125 102
1950s 21,962 1,076
1960s 22,678 2,012
1970s 12,966 480
1980s 24,542 775
1990s 42,015 572
2000s 16,906 298
2010s 5,262 174
2020s 1,748 54

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mitchell Mitch
2014 563 19
2015 473 16
2016 465 17
2017 396 21
2018 399 17
2019 358 10
2020 342 13
2021 306 7
2022 305 6
2023 291 12
2024 259 10
2025 245 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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