Recorded 1941–2001 Boys' name Peak 1960 248 births

Mitchael — boys' name

248 babies named Mitchael in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s101950s601960s491970s231980s331990s592000s14
1950s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Mitchael was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mitchael in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitchael

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Mitchael between 1941 and 2001, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mitchael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitchael performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Mitchael shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitchael in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 248 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mitchael at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

248

Since 1941

61 years of records

Peak year

1960

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1941

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2001

Mitchael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1941

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1960)
14
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
46810121416 200119951990198119681960195519491941 5

Mitchael by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
60 births that decade — 24% of Mitchael's all-time total
1940s101950s601960s491970s231980s331990s592000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitchael?
248 babies have been named Mitchael since 1941. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1960 with 14 births.
When was Mitchael most popular?
Mitchael was most popular in the 1950s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Mitchael been used?
Mitchael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 61 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Mitchael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mitchell, Mitchel, Mitch, Mitsuo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.