Boys' name · since 1948

Mitcheal

Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Mitcheal, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,292 of 45,481
all-time among boys
267
born since 1948
1950s
peak decade

Mitcheal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 267 recorded since 1948.

Mitcheal has 267 recorded births among boys since 1948, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1994.

  • #11,292 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 267 born since 1948
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitcheal ranks #11,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1948, peaking in the 1950s.

#11,292 of 45,481
all-time among boys
267
born since 1948
1950s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mitcheal's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mitcheal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mitcheal's full recorded timeline at 1965, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1954, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mitcheal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1958)
16
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
05101520 194819531957196119651970198119871994 5

Mitcheal by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (101 births, 38% of the file).

1950s was Mitcheal's strongest decade.

101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Mitcheal births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 101 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitcheal? ▼
Since 1948, Social Security records show 267 babies named Mitcheal. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #11,292 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1994. Its busiest year on record was 1958, with 16 births.
Where does Mitcheal sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitcheal ranks #11,292 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mitcheal most popular? ▼
Mitcheal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Mitcheal been used? ▼
Mitcheal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 47 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Mitcheal? ▼
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.

What to do with Mitcheal's data

  • Mitcheal's decade-level peak was the 1950s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- 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.

Keep exploring Mitcheal

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mitcheal

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mitcheal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1948–1994 (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 Mitcheal 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.