Mitchelle
The Story of Mitchelle
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mitchelle as a girl name dates back to 1959, when 5 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 24 newborns named Mitchelle — #4,236 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Mitchelle on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Mitchelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 502 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Mitchelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1986: 15 births, good for #3,131 nationwide. About 48% of every Mitchelle on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Mitchelle last appeared in the published SSA data in 2008, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 160 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mitchelle
Mitchelle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1959 and has accumulated 502 births in the dataset. Mitchelle's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #4,236. Use the chart and map above to compare Mitchelle'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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