Mitchell
Top 1000
About Mitchell
Mitchell has had something of a roller coaster ride, showing some panache in the forties and fifties, when it was seen as a sharper alternative to Michael with its cool Mitch nickname, slipping a bit, then resurfacing in the 90s when it reached as high as Number 71. Mitchell Pritchett is one of the leading characters on the TV sitcom Modern Family.
Mitchell is an English/Scottish surname name, derived from a medieval nickname of Michael.
Pronounced MITCH-ul.
As of October 2026, Mitchell ranked #954 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #71 in 1994.
Editor's take: The name Mitchell is a boy's name of English origin meaning "who is like God".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #502 | 563 | 293.1 |
| 2015 | #586 | 473 | 246.8 |
| 2016 | #590 | 465 | 245 |
| 2017 | #652 | 396 | 213.9 |
| 2018 | #645 | 399 | 219.7 |
| 2019 | #701 | 358 | 199.5 |
| 2020 | #726 | 342 | 198.1 |
| 2021 | #804 | 305 | 174.3 |
| 2022 | #816 | 305 | 174.7 |
| 2023 | #838 | 291 | 170.1 |
| 2024 | #904 | 258 | 149.7 |
| 2025 | #954 | 245 | 143.4 |
World rankings
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Mitchell on lists
Famous Mitchells
- Mitchell Craig "Mitch" Pileggi
American actor
- Mitchell Hepburn
11th Premier of Ontario, Canada
- Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell
U.S. Senator from Kentucky
- Mitchell David "Mitch" Albom
American novelist and journalist
- Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg
American comedian
- Mitchell Neil William "Mitch" McGary
American basketball player
- Mitchell William "Mitch" Miller
American oboist
- Mitchell Guy Johnson
Australian cricketer
- Mitchell Aaron Starc
Australian cricketer
- Mitchell Coby Michael “Mitch" Grassi
American singer of group Pentatonix
- (Charles) Mitchell Henry
American NFL player
- Mitchell "Mitch" Marner
Canadian ice hockey player
- Mitchell Ryan
American actor
- Mitchell Islam
Canadian ice dancer
- Mitchell Parish
American lyricist
- Mitchell Froom
American music producer
- Mitchell Leisen
American film and art director
- Mitchell William "Mitch" Evans
racing driver from New Zealand
- Mitchell Donnell
Ralph Hughes aka TheBajanCanadian, Canadian YouTuber
- Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston
son of American reality TV personality Bristol Palin and grandson of politician Sarah Palin
Mitchell in pop culture
- Mitchell Pritchett
character in the TV series "Modern Family"
- Mitchell McDeere
main character in John Grisham's "The Firm"
- Mitchell
minor character in the Hunger Games series
- Mitchell Mouse
named used to introduce maestro Mickey Mouse in the Disney short, "Symphony Hour"
- Mitchell Carson
character in the movie "Ant,Man"