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Mitchell

Boy's name · #954 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Mitchell reached #71 in 1994 and has faded to #954 since. About 164,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#400 in Scotland (2025) · #464 in New Zealand (2025) · #1,374 in Canada (2025) · #1,538 in England & Wales (2025) · #6,082 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,193 in Sweden (2023) · #4,352 in Italy (2023) · #3,019 in Austria (2021) · #1,049 in Netherlands (2019) · #749 in Ireland (2018) · #89 in Australia (VIC) (2016) · #86 in Australia (QLD) (2015) and 5 more.

Famous Mitchells

• Mitchell Duke — Australian footballer (born 1991)
• Mitchell Langerak — Australian footballer (born 1988)
• Mitchell Weiser — German footballer (born 1994)
• Mitchell Feigenbaum — American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)
• Mitchell Starc — Australian cricketer (born 1990)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 384,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

• Margaret Mitchell — American novelist and journalist (1900–1949)
• Joni Mitchell — Canadian musician (born 1943)
• Peter D. Mitchell — British biochemist (1920–1992)

In stories & tradition

• Mitchell Carson — Marvel Team-Up
• Mitchell Pritchett — Modern Family (TV series)
• Mitchell Gant — Firefox (book)

What Mitchells become

Among 554 notable people named Mitchell:

Sports figures appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mitchell Duke, Australian footballer (born 1991).

Similar names: Spencer · Mykel · Lance · Terrell · Nigel · Cordell

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