Mitchell is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1994 and has since faded.
Mitchell is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #954 for boy births in the United States (and #1,953 across all names), given to 245 babies. Mitchell first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1994 (5,370 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 245 | 245 | — | #954 |
| 2024 | 259 | 259 | — | #906 |
| 2023 | 291 | 291 | — | #839 |
| 2022 | 305 | 305 | — | #816 |
| 2021 | 306 | 306 | — | #800 |
| 2020 | 342 | 342 | — | #726 |
| 2019 | 358 | 358 | — | #701 |
| 2018 | 405 | 405 | #15,071 | #645 |
| 2017 | 401 | 401 | #17,622 | #652 |
| 2016 | 465 | 465 | — | #590 |
| 2015 | 478 | 478 | #18,290 | #586 |
| 2014 | 570 | 570 | #14,113 | #502 |
| 2013 | 616 | 616 | — | #457 |
| 2012 | 588 | 588 | — | #465 |
| 2011 | 676 | 676 | #11,864 | #419 |
| 2010 | 743 | 743 | #16,337 | #387 |
| 2009 | 866 | 866 | #10,445 | #359 |
| 2008 | 989 | 989 | #11,340 | #335 |
| 2007 | 1,119 | 1,119 | #10,602 | #304 |
| 2006 | 1,262 | 1,262 | #14,636 | #275 |
| 2005 | 1,462 | 1,462 | #7,793 | #236 |
| 2004 | 1,665 | 1,665 | #6,999 | #213 |
| 2003 | 1,900 | 1,900 | #11,024 | #196 |
| 2002 | 2,192 | 2,192 | #5,832 | #177 |
| 2001 | 2,589 | 2,589 | #5,501 | #156 |
| 2000 | 2,996 | 2,996 | #7,889 | #132 |
| 1999 | 3,229 | 3,234 | #7,566 | #112 |
| 1998 | 3,641 | 3,641 | #5,988 | #103 |
| 1997 | 4,082 | — | #6,715 | #96 |
| 1996 | 4,411 | — | #4,999 | #88 |
| 1995 | 4,752 | — | #6,166 | #79 |
| 1994 | 5,391 | — | #4,791 | #71 |
| 1993 | 4,620 | — | #3,203 | #81 |
| 1992 | 4,149 | — | #3,929 | #91 |
| 1991 | 3,906 | — | #4,297 | #96 |
| 1990 | 4,041 | — | #4,811 | #93 |
| 1989 | 3,671 | — | #3,856 | #93 |
| 1988 | 3,361 | — | #2,777 | #95 |
| 1987 | 2,893 | — | #3,824 | #101 |
| 1986 | 2,699 | — | #2,763 | #105 |
| 1985 | 2,479 | — | #3,302 | #115 |
| 1984 | 2,180 | — | #3,041 | #125 |
| 1983 | 1,901 | — | #3,505 | #143 |
| 1982 | 2,093 | — | #3,495 | #135 |
| 1981 | 1,997 | — | #3,118 | #140 |
| 1980 | 1,535 | — | #5,141 | #164 |
| 1979 | 1,387 | — | #3,993 | #174 |
| 1978 | 1,283 | — | #4,846 | #186 |
| 1977 | 1,280 | — | #4,177 | #186 |
| 1976 | 1,196 | — | #7,043 | #186 |
| 1975 | 1,192 | — | #4,766 | #191 |
| 1974 | 1,253 | — | #3,180 | #183 |
| 1973 | 1,231 | — | #4,283 | #187 |
| 1972 | 1,382 | — | #3,829 | #179 |
| 1971 | 1,362 | — | #3,605 | #189 |
| 1970 | 1,559 | — | #3,526 | #179 |
| 1969 | 1,666 | — | #4,100 | #168 |
| 1968 | 1,634 | — | #4,153 | #166 |
| 1967 | 1,712 | — | #3,285 | #158 |
| 1966 | 1,739 | — | #4,389 | #163 |
| 1965 | 1,890 | — | #3,882 | #159 |
| 1964 | 2,392 | — | #5,316 | #137 |
| 1963 | 2,723 | — | #3,748 | #127 |
| 1962 | 2,850 | — | #3,001 | #128 |
| 1961 | 3,212 | — | #4,165 | #118 |
| 1960 | 2,990 | — | #3,071 | #126 |
| 1959 | 2,974 | — | #4,217 | #127 |
| 1958 | 2,860 | — | #3,337 | #127 |
| 1957 | 3,035 | — | #4,109 | #125 |
| 1956 | 2,408 | — | #6,589 | #136 |
| 1955 | 2,282 | — | #4,622 | #137 |
| 1954 | 2,154 | — | #4,186 | #141 |
| 1953 | 1,893 | — | #4,139 | #151 |
| 1952 | 1,764 | — | #5,356 | #157 |
| 1951 | 1,446 | — | #4,690 | #176 |
| 1950 | 1,224 | — | — | #181 |
| 1949 | 1,091 | — | — | #190 |
| 1948 | 870 | — | #3,790 | #217 |
| 1947 | 800 | — | #4,237 | #229 |
| 1946 | 670 | — | #4,806 | #235 |
| 1945 | 518 | — | — | #254 |
| 1944 | 526 | — | #3,592 | #259 |
| 1943 | 513 | — | — | #268 |
| 1942 | 488 | — | — | #271 |
| 1941 | 355 | — | — | #305 |
| 1940 | 332 | — | #3,747 | #312 |
| 1939 | 295 | — | — | #319 |
| 1938 | 287 | — | — | #328 |
| 1937 | 249 | — | — | #344 |
| 1936 | 271 | — | — | #333 |
| 1935 | 282 | — | #4,692 | #329 |
| 1934 | 267 | — | #4,773 | #337 |
| 1933 | 213 | — | #4,670 | #376 |
| 1932 | 249 | — | — | #350 |
| 1931 | 279 | — | #4,780 | #332 |
| 1930 | 247 | — | — | #364 |
| 1929 | 259 | — | — | #349 |
| 1928 | 314 | — | — | #317 |
| 1927 | 304 | — | #4,151 | #333 |
| 1926 | 351 | — | #4,170 | #305 |
| 1925 | 346 | — | — | #306 |
| 1924 | 366 | — | — | #298 |
| 1923 | 377 | — | #5,479 | #290 |
| 1922 | 391 | — | #5,545 | #286 |
| 1921 | 425 | — | — | #271 |
| 1920 | 422 | — | #4,281 | #271 |
| 1919 | 368 | — | #4,124 | #278 |
| 1918 | 437 | — | #4,652 | #259 |
| 1917 | 380 | — | — | #261 |
| 1916 | 346 | — | — | #274 |
| 1915 | 336 | — | #3,337 | #269 |
| 1914 | 272 | — | — | #264 |
| 1913 | 201 | — | #3,538 | #282 |
| 1912 | 137 | — | — | #315 |
| 1911 | 79 | — | — | #299 |
| 1910 | 82 | — | — | #273 |
| 1909 | 72 | — | — | #263 |
| 1908 | 54 | — | — | #300 |
| 1907 | 43 | — | — | #327 |
| 1906 | 39 | — | — | #334 |
| 1905 | 46 | — | — | #296 |
| 1904 | 37 | — | — | #332 |
| 1903 | 36 | — | — | #315 |
| 1902 | 50 | — | — | #265 |
| 1901 | 31 | — | — | #321 |
| 1900 | 52 | — | — | #289 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | — | #341 |
| 1898 | 39 | — | — | #301 |
| 1897 | 39 | — | — | #295 |
| 1896 | 37 | — | — | #309 |
| 1895 | 31 | — | — | #335 |
| 1894 | 39 | — | — | #284 |
| 1893 | 38 | — | — | #284 |
| 1892 | 36 | — | — | #309 |
| 1891 | 29 | — | — | #316 |
| 1890 | 30 | — | — | #319 |
| 1889 | 21 | — | — | #401 |
| 1888 | 44 | — | — | #271 |
| 1887 | 28 | — | — | #316 |
| 1886 | 24 | — | — | #353 |
| 1885 | 29 | — | — | #316 |
| 1884 | 34 | — | — | #299 |
| 1883 | 30 | — | — | #303 |
| 1882 | 36 | — | — | #286 |
| 1881 | 20 | — | — | #382 |
| 1880 | 32 | — | — | #298 |