Recorded 1948–1994 Boys' name Peak 1958 267 births

Mitcheal — boys' name

267 babies named Mitcheal in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s1011960s761970s231980s411990s20
1950s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Mitcheal was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

16 babies were named Mitcheal in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mitcheal

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Mitcheal between 1948 and 1994, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mitcheal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mitcheal performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Mitcheal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mitcheal 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 267 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.

Mitcheal at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

267

Since 1948

47 years of records

Peak year

1958

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1948

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 1994

Mitcheal popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1958)
16
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
05101520 199419851975196919641960195619521948 6

Mitcheal by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
101 births that decade — 38% of Mitcheal's all-time total
1940s61950s1011960s761970s231980s411990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitcheal?
267 babies have been named Mitcheal since 1948. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1958 with 16 births.
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.

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, 1948–1994 (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.