Recorded 1970–1999 Boys' name Peak 1987 215 births

Mithcell — boys' name

215 babies named Mithcell in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s391980s1351990s41
1980s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Mithcell was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

24 babies were named Mithcell in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mithcell

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Mithcell between 1970 and 1999, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Mithcell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mithcell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 135 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Mithcell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mithcell 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 215 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.

Mithcell at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

215

Since 1970

30 years of records

Peak year

1987

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1970

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1999

Mithcell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1970

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1987)
24
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 19991991198819851982197919721970 5

Mithcell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
135 births that decade — 63% of Mithcell's all-time total
1970s391980s1351990s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mithcell?
215 babies have been named Mithcell since 1970. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1987 with 24 births.
When was Mithcell most popular?
Mithcell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 135 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Mithcell been used?
Mithcell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 30 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Mithcell?
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, 1970–1999 (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.