Unisex name · since 1959
Mitchelle
Mitchelle has 502 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 502
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mitchelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 502 have been recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Mitchelle recorded 502 times among girls since 1959, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2014.
- #11,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 502 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchelle ranks #11,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 502 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 502
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mitchelle's 502 recorded births place it above 83.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Mitchelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mitchelle splits its recorded history at 1985: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mitchelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2014
- Peak year (1992)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Mitchelle popularity over time - boys
160 total births recorded since 1961 (Mitchelle as boys' name)
Mitchelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (125 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Mitchelle's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Mitchelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
60 births
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s
1990s
125 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 125 births (25% of all-time use).
How Mitchelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mitchelle's total volume
Mitchelle by state
Where Mitchelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
19 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Mitchelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (125 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mitchelles (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Mitchelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1959–2014 (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 Mitchelle 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.