Mitchel
A variant of Mitchell, an English surname from Michel, the ordinary medieval form of Michael. The Hebrew original asks "who is like God?"
Mitchel in 2025
Mitchel was given to 10 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 16,782nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 331,534 babies born.
The history of Mitchel
Mitchel reached its highest point in 1994, when 407 babies were given the name, ranking 1,060th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 13,309 babies have been named Mitchel. Half of them were born before 1980, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Mitchel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Mitchel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 37 | 1,220 |
| 1890s | 68 | 1,548 |
| 1900s | 81 | 1,582 |
| 1910s | 411 | 1,583 |
| 1920s | 531 | 1,723 |
| 1930s | 399 | 1,799 |
| 1940s | 716 | 1,388 |
| 1950s | 1,838 | 1,079 |
| 1960s | 1,633 | 1,182 |
| 1970s | 884 | 1,801 |
| 1980s | 1,786 | 1,303 |
| 1990s | 3,204 | 1,060 |
| 2000s | 1,321 | 1,683 |
| 2010s | 318 | 5,240 |
| 2020s | 82 | 11,349 |
Where Mitchel is heading
Mitchel has fallen 55% over the past decade, from 22 babies in 2015 to 10 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1994 peak — Mitchel is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Mitchel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Mitchel.