Boys' name · since 1970
Mithcell
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 215 babies named Mithcell, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 215
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
215 boys have been named Mithcell since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mithcell has been recorded 215 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 1999.
- #12,511 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 215 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mithcell ranks #12,511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 215
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Mithcell's 215 recorded births place it above 72.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Mithcell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mithcell's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mithcell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1999
- Peak year (1987)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Mithcell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (135 births, 63% of the file).
1980s was Mithcell's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Mithcell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 135 births (63% of all-time use).
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- Mithcell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (135 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mithcell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1970–1999 (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 Mithcell 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.