Mitchel
Mitchell or Mitchel, sometimes abbreviated as Mitch, is a male given name, derived from the surname. It is Anglo-Norman in origin.
Meaning & Origin of Mitchel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mitchell or Mitchel, sometimes abbreviated as Mitch, is a male given name, derived from the surname. It is Anglo-Norman in origin.
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The Story of Mitchel
Mitchel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 407 Mitchels were born — ranking #498 that year. As of 2026, Mitchel ranks #5,953 for baby boys with 15 births, falling sharply (-24%). In total, more than 13K Mitchels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Mitchel
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Mitchell Agude (born 1999), American football player
- Mitchell Aubusson (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
- Mitch Austin (born 1991), Australian footballer
- Mitchell Ayres (1909–1969), American orchestra leader, music arranger, composer and performer
- Mitchell Baker (born 1957), American chairperson of the Mozilla Foundation and chairperson and former chief executive officer of the Mozilla Corporation
- Mitchel Bakker (born 2000), Dutch footballer
- Mitchel Bergkamp (born 1998), Dutch footballer
- Mitch Benn (born 1970), English comedian and satirist, known for his musical parodies
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Names that sound like Mitchel
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About the name Mitchel
Mitchel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Mitchel's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #486. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitchel'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 .
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