Boy or Girl

Is Mitch a boy or girl name?

Mitch is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Mitch, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 5,564 US babies named Mitch were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#8,097
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Mitch since 1916
5,564
Most popular year
1961
401 babies
Babies named Mitch each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Mitch from 1916 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0150300450600192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Mitch, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1910s500%
1920s00–
1930s1700%
1940s10200%
1950s1,07700%
1960s2,01400%
1970s48200%
1980s77600%
1990s57100%
2000s29800%
2010s17400%
2020s4800%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202410#8,0970–
202312#7,1520–
20226#11,8270–
20217#10,4260–
202013#6,5110–
201910#8,0150–
201817#5,4640–
201721#4,6890–
201617#5,4680–
201516#5,6570–
201419#4,9990–
201311#7,3810–
201218#5,1840–
201123#4,3090–
201022#4,4690–
200921#4,6930–
200818#5,1920–
200728#3,7610–
200620#4,6290–
200534#3,0640–
200430#3,2640–
200330#3,1680–
200241#2,4590–
200139#2,5130–
200037#2,5610–
199936#2,5000–
199858#1,7600–
199746#1,9880–
199637#2,2400–
199556#1,6390–
199477#1,3370–
199365#1,4570–
199257#1,5600–
199160#1,4770–
199079#1,2470–
198993#1,1010–
198896#9890–
198780#1,0710–
198680#1,0470–
198581#1,0190–
198452#1,2870–
198362#1,1510–
198286#9740–
198171#1,0810–
198075#1,0450–
197951#1,2970–
197847#1,3390–
197735#1,5970–
197637#1,4880–
197540#1,3940–
197448#1,2100–
197341#1,3050–
197258#1,0670–
197150#1,1630–
197075#9250–
196967#9390–
196880#8260–
196773#8400–
196690#7700–
1965131#6520–
1964185#5830–
1963304#4530–
1962351#4270–
1961401#3960–
1960332#4410–
1959295#4630–
1958285#4640–
1957208#5390–
195674#8720–
195568#9050–
195446#1,1090–
195331#1,3710–
195228#1,4500–
195126#1,4770–
195016#1,9300–
194919#1,7420–
194823#1,5460–
194715#2,0470–
194611#2,3580–
194510#2,3440–
19445#3,7570–
19437#3,1440–
19427#3,1220–
19410–0–
19405#3,7880–
19396#3,3670–
19380–0–
19370–0–
19360–0–
19350–0–
19345#4,0410–
19336#3,5240–
19320–0–
19310–0–
19300–0–
19290–0–
19280–0–
19270–0–
19260–0–
19250–0–
19240–0–
19230–0–
19220–0–
19210–0–
19200–0–
19190–0–
19180–0–
19170–0–
19165#4,3040–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Mitch reached #396 in 1961. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Mitch

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.