Mitchell
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Mitchell is also given to girls.
Pronounced MITCH-ul.
As of October 2026, Mitchell ranked #954 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #71 in 1994.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #502 | 563 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #586 | 473 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #590 | 465 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #652 | 396 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #645 | 399 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #701 | 358 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #726 | 342 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #804 | 305 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #816 | 305 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #838 | 291 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #904 | 258 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #954 | 245 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Mitchell for boys
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Mitchell on lists
Famous Mitchells
- Mitchell Craig "Mitch" PileggiBoy
American actor
- Mitchell HepburnBoy
11th Premier of Ontario, Canada
- Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnellBoy
U.S. Senator from Kentucky
- Mitchell David "Mitch" AlbomBoy
American novelist and journalist
- Mitchell Lee "Mitch" HedbergBoy
American comedian
- Mitchell Neil William "Mitch" McGaryBoy
American basketball player
- Mitchell William "Mitch" MillerBoy
American oboist
- Mitchell Guy JohnsonBoy
Australian cricketer
- Mitchell Aaron StarcBoy
Australian cricketer
- Mitchell Coby Michael “Mitch" GrassiBoy
American singer of group Pentatonix
- (Charles) Mitchell HenryBoy
American NFL player
- Mitchell "Mitch" MarnerBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Mitchell RyanBoy
American actor
- Mitchell IslamBoy
Canadian ice dancer
- Mitchell ParishBoy
American lyricist
- Mitchell FroomBoy
American music producer
- Mitchell LeisenBoy
American film and art director
- Mitchell William "Mitch" EvansBoy
racing driver from New Zealand
- Mitchell DonnellBoy
Ralph Hughes aka TheBajanCanadian, Canadian YouTuber
- Tripp Easton Mitchell JohnstonBoy
son of American reality TV personality Bristol Palin and grandson of politician Sarah Palin
Mitchell in pop culture
- Mitchell PritchettBoy
character in the TV series "Modern Family"
- Mitchell McDeereBoy
main character in John Grisham's "The Firm"
- MitchellBoy
minor character in the Hunger Games series
- Mitchell MouseBoy
named used to introduce maestro Mickey Mouse in the Disney short, "Symphony Hour"
- Mitchell CarsonBoy
character in the movie "Ant,Man"