Mitchel
Meaning
variant of Mitchell, ultimately from Michael, 'who is like God?'
Mitchel around the world
One shared root links 16 names across 6 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew Mikha'el "who is like God?", the rhetorical question borne by the archangel
The constellation
10 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mitchel peaked in the 1950s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
170 people · the #28,517 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 30
Among people named Mitchel living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Mitchel
People given the name Mitchel in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Mitchel deep dive
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