Mitch
Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname Mitchell. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Mitch
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mitch is a short form of the masculine given name Mitchell. It is also sometimes a nickname, usually for a person with the surname Mitchell. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Mitch
Mitch first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1961: 401 births, good for #396 nationwide. About 36% of every Mitch on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Mitch last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Mitch
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Mitch. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Mitch
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mitch Albom (born 1958), American author, journalist, and musician
- Mitch Allan , American record producer, songwriter, and singer
- Mitch Altman (born 1956), American hacker and inventor
- Mitch Apau (born 1990), Dutch footballer
- Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer
- Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies
- Mitch Berger (born 1972), Canadian National Football League punter
- Mitch Bouyer (1837–1876), American interpreter and guide in the Old West
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Names that sound like Mitch
Phonetically similar names — useful when Mitch is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Mitch
Mitch is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Mitch's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #396. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitch's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.