Boys' name · since 1951

Mitchum

44 babies named Mitchum in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,075 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1951
1980s
peak decade

Mitchum is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 44 have been recorded since 1951.

Social Security Administration records show Mitchum recorded 44 times among boys since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1989.

  • #23,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 44 born since 1951
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchum ranks #23,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.

#23,075 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1951
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mitchum's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% 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.

Mitchum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mitchum's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mitchum popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1972)
6
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
4.555.566.5 19511972197319811982198419881989 6

Mitchum by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 64% of the file).

1980s was Mitchum's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Mitchum births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mitchum? ▼
Mitchum has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1951, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #23,075 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 6 babies were born in 1972, its single highest year.
Where does Mitchum sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mitchum ranks #23,075 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 Mitchum most popular? ▼
Mitchum was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
How long has the name Mitchum been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mitchum since 1951 -- 39 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Mitchum? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Mitchum

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Eppie
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mitchum: 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, 1951–1989 (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 Mitchum 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.