Baby Name Popularity Profile

Mitchell

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Mitchell.

✦ Who is like God? 🌍 English traditional biblical
National Rank (2025) #954
All-Time Peak Rank #71 Achieved 1994
Total U.S. Births 164,063 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.3% Boy / 0.7% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
First Recorded 1880 Last seen: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 5,370 births in 1994
💡 The Mitchell Vibe: Considered a Declining Classic. A previously dominant name currently experiencing a prolonged generational cooling period.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Who is like God?
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the medieval given name Michael, meaning 'who is like God?' in Hebrew. Mitchell is a patronymic surname meaning 'son of Michael'.
Common Nicknames
Mitch
Pronunciation: MITCH-el
Themes & Categories
traditional biblical
Etymology confidence: High

📖 The Story Behind Mitchell

According to SSA data, Mitchell achieved its highest historical rank of #71 in 1994. Its highest annual registration volume occurred in 1994 with 5,370 babies. Between 2015 and 2025, modern registrations have decreased by 48.2%. Overall, the name has maintained a ranked presence for 146 consecutive years.

📊 Factual Timeline & Current Trajectory (1880 – 2025)

Registration footprint of Mitchell across 145 years of SSA data.

5-Year Trajectory Declining
10-Year Shift -48.2% Decline
18801920196020002025

📈 Popularity Milestones & Volatility

Busiest Year on Record 5,370 births in 1994
Years in Top 100 10 yrs
Years in Top 500 134 yrs
Registry Streak 146 yrs
Historical Volatility Highly Volatile
Largest 1-Year Jump N/A
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 298
1890s: 346
1900s: 460
1910s: 2,612
1920s: 3,524
1930s: 2,619
1940s: 6,125
1950s: 21,962
1960s: 22,678
1970s: 12,966
1980s: 24,542
1990s: 42,015
2000s: 16,906
2010s: 5,262
2020s: 1,748

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Mitc-hell
Letter Count 8 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with M, a letter used by only 7.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Minnesota
Top States Minnesota, Wisconsin, Utah, Nebraska, Iowa
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Minnesota Unranked 5,957 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin Unranked 5,443 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Utah Unranked 2,151 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 1,823 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 3,248 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 2,106 1994 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 786 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #556 8,369 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 620 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1097 3,188 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 270 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 755 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi Unranked 2,395 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky Unranked 3,281 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 2,253 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #667 1,944 1988 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #852 5,237 1962 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #739 3,256 1959 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #919 4,251 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 543 1958 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #776 4,904 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #1004 3,687 1991 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #698 8,526 1994 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina Unranked 2,512 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #614 8,001 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #537 2,352 1992 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 581 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 546 1990 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #608 1,734 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #585 3,562 1994 Insufficient historical volume
New York #1182 12,249 1957 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama Unranked 2,908 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #1106 5,355 1994 Insufficient historical volume
California #1284 13,598 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #941 3,053 1994 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 407 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona Unranked 1,550 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 165 1989 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #613 1,842 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 1,337 1996 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 2,943 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #895 6,418 1995 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 514 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1389 8,330 1994 46.2% Decline
West Virginia Unranked 917 1956 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 524 1995 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia Unranked 404 1957 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 2,470 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 325 1994 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 149 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 105 1953 Insufficient historical volume

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