Is Mitchell a boy or girl name?
Mitchell is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 258 boys were named Mitchell, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 164,941 US babies named Mitchell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #904
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mitchell since 1880
- 164,941
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 5,391 babies
Boys and girls named Mitchell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 346 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 460 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,612 | 26 | 1% |
| 1920s | 3,524 | 31 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 2,619 | 20 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 6,124 | 38 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 21,962 | 78 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 22,676 | 130 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 12,966 | 159 | 1.2% |
| 1980s | 24,543 | 267 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 42,015 | 207 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 16,905 | 134 | 0.8% |
| 2010s | 5,262 | 38 | 0.7% |
| 2020s | 1,501 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 258 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 291 | #838 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 305 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 305 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 342 | #726 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 358 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 399 | #645 | 6 | #15,069 |
| 2017 | 396 | #652 | 5 | #17,617 |
| 2016 | 465 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 473 | #586 | 5 | #18,287 |
| 2014 | 563 | #502 | 7 | #14,110 |
| 2013 | 616 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 588 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 667 | #419 | 9 | #11,863 |
| 2010 | 737 | #387 | 6 | #16,336 |
| 2009 | 855 | #359 | 11 | #10,445 |
| 2008 | 979 | #335 | 10 | #11,339 |
| 2007 | 1,108 | #304 | 11 | #10,601 |
| 2006 | 1,254 | #275 | 7 | #14,636 |
| 2005 | 1,447 | #236 | 15 | #7,791 |
| 2004 | 1,648 | #213 | 17 | #6,998 |
| 2003 | 1,891 | #196 | 9 | #11,024 |
| 2002 | 2,172 | #177 | 20 | #5,832 |
| 2001 | 2,568 | #156 | 21 | #5,501 |
| 2000 | 2,983 | #132 | 13 | #7,886 |
| 1999 | 3,216 | #112 | 13 | #7,566 |
| 1998 | 3,624 | #103 | 17 | #5,988 |
| 1997 | 4,068 | #96 | 14 | #6,715 |
| 1996 | 4,391 | #88 | 20 | #4,999 |
| 1995 | 4,737 | #79 | 15 | #6,165 |
| 1994 | 5,370 | #71 | 21 | #4,791 |
| 1993 | 4,584 | #81 | 36 | #3,203 |
| 1992 | 4,122 | #91 | 27 | #3,929 |
| 1991 | 3,882 | #96 | 24 | #4,297 |
| 1990 | 4,021 | #93 | 20 | #4,811 |
| 1989 | 3,645 | #93 | 26 | #3,856 |
| 1988 | 3,323 | #95 | 38 | #2,777 |
| 1987 | 2,870 | #101 | 23 | #3,824 |
| 1986 | 2,664 | #105 | 35 | #2,763 |
| 1985 | 2,452 | #115 | 27 | #3,301 |
| 1984 | 2,152 | #125 | 29 | #3,040 |
| 1983 | 1,878 | #143 | 23 | #3,505 |
| 1982 | 2,069 | #135 | 24 | #3,495 |
| 1981 | 1,969 | #140 | 28 | #3,118 |
| 1980 | 1,521 | #164 | 14 | #5,142 |
| 1979 | 1,368 | #174 | 19 | #3,993 |
| 1978 | 1,269 | #186 | 14 | #4,845 |
| 1977 | 1,263 | #186 | 17 | #4,176 |
| 1976 | 1,188 | #186 | 8 | #7,044 |
| 1975 | 1,178 | #192 | 13 | #4,765 |
| 1974 | 1,231 | #183 | 22 | #3,180 |
| 1973 | 1,217 | #187 | 14 | #4,283 |
| 1972 | 1,366 | #179 | 16 | #3,829 |
| 1971 | 1,345 | #189 | 18 | #3,605 |
| 1970 | 1,541 | #179 | 18 | #3,528 |
| 1969 | 1,653 | #168 | 13 | #4,100 |
| 1968 | 1,623 | #166 | 12 | #4,153 |
| 1967 | 1,696 | #158 | 16 | #3,285 |
| 1966 | 1,728 | #163 | 10 | #4,389 |
| 1965 | 1,881 | #159 | 12 | #3,882 |
| 1964 | 2,383 | #137 | 8 | #5,316 |
| 1963 | 2,709 | #127 | 13 | #3,748 |
| 1962 | 2,831 | #128 | 18 | #3,001 |
| 1961 | 3,201 | #118 | 11 | #4,162 |
| 1960 | 2,971 | #126 | 17 | #3,071 |
| 1959 | 2,964 | #127 | 10 | #4,217 |
| 1958 | 2,845 | #127 | 14 | #3,337 |
| 1957 | 3,026 | #125 | 10 | #4,109 |
| 1956 | 2,403 | #136 | 5 | #6,590 |
| 1955 | 2,274 | #137 | 8 | #4,622 |
| 1954 | 2,145 | #141 | 9 | #4,186 |
| 1953 | 1,884 | #151 | 9 | #4,140 |
| 1952 | 1,758 | #157 | 6 | #5,356 |
| 1951 | 1,439 | #176 | 7 | #4,690 |
| 1950 | 1,224 | #181 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 1,091 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 861 | #217 | 9 | #3,790 |
| 1947 | 791 | #229 | 8 | #4,237 |
| 1946 | 664 | #235 | 6 | #4,806 |
| 1945 | 518 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 518 | #259 | 8 | #3,592 |
| 1943 | 513 | #268 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 488 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 355 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 325 | #312 | 7 | #3,747 |
| 1939 | 295 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 287 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 249 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 271 | #333 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 277 | #329 | 5 | #4,692 |
| 1934 | 262 | #337 | 5 | #4,773 |
| 1933 | 208 | #376 | 5 | #4,670 |
| 1932 | 249 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 274 | #332 | 5 | #4,780 |
| 1930 | 247 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 259 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 314 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 297 | #333 | 7 | #4,151 |
| 1926 | 344 | #305 | 7 | #4,170 |
| 1925 | 346 | #306 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 366 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 372 | #290 | 5 | #5,479 |
| 1922 | 386 | #286 | 5 | #5,545 |
| 1921 | 425 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 415 | #271 | 7 | #4,281 |
| 1919 | 361 | #278 | 7 | #4,124 |
| 1918 | 431 | #259 | 6 | #4,652 |
| 1917 | 380 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 346 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 328 | #269 | 8 | #3,337 |
| 1914 | 272 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 196 | #282 | 5 | #3,538 |
| 1912 | 137 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 79 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 82 | #273 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 72 | #263 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 54 | #300 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 43 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 39 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 46 | #296 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 37 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 36 | #315 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 50 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 31 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 52 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #341 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 39 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 39 | #295 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 37 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 31 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 39 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 38 | #284 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 36 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 29 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 30 | #319 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 21 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 44 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 28 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 24 | #353 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 29 | #316 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 34 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 30 | #303 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 36 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 20 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 32 | #298 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mitchell reached #71 in 1994. As a girl name, it reached #2,763 in 1986. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mitchell
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.