Boys' name · since 1880
Mitchel
Mitchel has 13,287 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,287
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mitchel currently ranks #7688 among boys' names in America, with 13,287 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchel has been recorded 13,287 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #7688 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,688 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,287 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchel ranks #1,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,688 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,287 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,688 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,287
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mitchel's 13,287 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Mitchel compares
13,287 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mitchel's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mitchel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,287 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 407 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mitchel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mitchel splits its recorded history at 1956: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 407 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mitchel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 407
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Mitchel popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1987 (Mitchel as girls' name)
Mitchel by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,204 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Mitchel's strongest decade.
3,204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Mitchel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 37
1880s
37 births
- 1890s 68
1890s
68 births
- 1900s 81
1900s
81 births
- 1910s 411
1910s
411 births
- 1920s 531
1920s
531 births
- 1930s 399
1930s
399 births
- 1940s 716
1940s
716 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,838 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,633 births
- 1970s 884
1970s
884 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,774 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,204 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,311 births
- 2010s 318
2010s
318 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,204 births (24% of all-time use).
How Mitchel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mitchel's total volume
Mitchel by state
Where Mitchel concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,030 | 7.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 988 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 533 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 530 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 472 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 432 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 413 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 406 | 3.1% |
1,030 of 13,287 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Mitchel appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mitchel's data
- Mitchel's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,204 total births); usage has since declined to 82 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Mitchels (1,030 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mitchel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Mitchel 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.