Mitchell vs Mitchel

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

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Mitchell

Boy name · Rank #904

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Mitchel

Boy name · Rank #6204

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Metric Mitchell Mitchel
Current Rank #904 #6204
Total Births (all years) 164,063 13,287
Peak Year 1994 1994
Peak Year Births 5,370 407
Peak Decade 1990s 1990s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mitchell Mitchel
1880s 298 37
1890s 346 68
1900s 460 81
1910s 2,612 411
1920s 3,524 531
1930s 2,619 399
1940s 6,125 716
1950s 21,962 1,838
1960s 22,678 1,633
1970s 12,966 884
1980s 24,542 1,774
1990s 42,015 3,204
2000s 16,906 1,311
2010s 5,262 318
2020s 1,748 82

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mitchell Mitchel
2014 563 30
2015 473 22
2016 465 25
2017 396 25
2018 399 25
2019 358 23
2020 342 14
2021 306 12
2022 305 14
2023 291 18
2024 259 14
2025 245 10

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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