Mitchel Boy
How popular is Mitchel?
#7,675 boy name in 2025
10 baby boys were named Mitchel in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
10,358living people named Mitchel (est.)
38median age of people named Mitchel
13,309babies named Mitchel since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Mitchel popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,675 for boys (▼ 1481 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #5,976 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1994 (407 boys) |
| Highest rank | #485 in 1958 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mitchel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mitchell family of names ranked #861 for boys in 2025 (#831 the year before), with 255 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 245 | 96% |
| Mitchel | 10 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Mitchel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | #611 |
| 1890s | 68 | #640 |
| 1900s | 81 | #634 |
| 1910s | 411 | #732 |
| 1920s | 531 | #853 |
| 1930s | 399 | #888 |
| 1940s | 716 | #627 |
| 1950s | 1,838 | #485 |
| 1960s | 1,633 | #527 |
| 1970s | 884 | #770 |
| 1980s | 1,774 | #589 |
| 1990s | 3,204 | #498 |
| 2000s | 1,311 | #749 |
| 2010s | 318 | #2,283 |
| 2020s | 82 | #5,250 |
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Questions
- Is Mitchel a boy or girl name?
- Mitchel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mitchel were boys.
- How popular is the name Mitchel?
- 10 baby boys were named Mitchel in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
- When was Mitchel most popular?
- Mitchel peaked in 1994, when 407 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #485 in 1958.
- How many people are named Mitchel?
- 13,309 babies have been named Mitchel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 10,358 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.