Boys' name · since 1941
Mitchael
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 248 babies named Mitchael, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 248
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mitchael sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 248 recorded since 1941.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchael has been recorded 248 times among boys since 1941, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2001.
- #11,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 248 born since 1941
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchael ranks #11,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1941, peaking in the 1950s.
- #11,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 248
- born since 1941
- 1950s
- peak decade
Mitchael's 248 recorded births place it above 74.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mitchael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mitchael splits its recorded history at 1972: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1960 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mitchael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2001
- Peak year (1960)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Mitchael by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (60 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Mitchael's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mitchael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 60 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Mitchael's data
- Mitchael's decade-level peak was the 1950s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mitchael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1941–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mitchael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.