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Mitchell

boy name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1990s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

“English surname, a form of Michael or from Middle English 'michel', 'great/big'”

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The story

In 1847, Maria Mitchell used a small telescope on the roof of her Nantucket family home and noticed a comet. News of the discovery moved quickly through scientific circles. The Smithsonian notes that the American Journal of Science described her as the first American entitled to credit for an original comet discovery, a narrower distinction than the sweeping claim that she was the first woman ever to find one. Mitchell is also a given name derived from the surname, but Maria Mitchell's astronomy did not cause that transition. Mitchell comes from an English surname with branching family histories. It can derive from the given name Michael or, in some families, from Middle English michel, "big, large." Those alternatives should not be fused into one definition for every bearer. Maria Mitchell's rooftop supplies a human scene instead: careful looking, a point of light, and recognition precise enough to survive without exaggeration.

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Mitchell across languages

One shared root links 16 names across 6 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Mikha’el, "who is like God?" The question expresses that nobody is God’s equal; Michael is a biblical angel

The constellation

MitchellEnglish · surname formMichaelEnglishMichelFrenchMiguelSpanishMikelBasqueMicheleItalian
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MichealEnglish · variantMichaelaEnglish · feminine formMichelleFrench · feminine formMicaelaSpanish · feminine formMikaelaScandinavian · feminine formMikaylaEnglish · variantMakaylaEnglish · variantMikeEnglish · short formMickeyEnglish · short formMitchelEnglish · variant

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How popular is Mitchell around the world?

In the United States, 1,748 babies were named Mitchell between 2020 and 2025. In South Australia, 31 boys were registered as Mitchell in 2017.

Mitchell is on the official records of the United States, South Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Canada, England and Wales, Mexico City, Chile, Spain and Brazil.

United States

1 in 12,000

In the United States, 1,748 babies were named Mitchell between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mitchell peaked in the 1990s.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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South Australia

1 in 590 · 2017

In South Australia, 31 boys were registered as Mitchell in 2017.

1944peak 2001

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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New Zealand

1 in 5,800

In New Zealand, 10 boys named Mitchell were registered in 2025.

1960peak 19952025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Scotland

1 in 9,200

In Scotland, 5 boys named Mitchell were registered in 2024, the 535th most common name among boys that year.

1974peak 20002024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Canada

1 in 11,000

In Canada, 32 boys named Mitchell were born in 2024, the 808th most common name among boys that year.

peak 19952024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

1 in 34,000

In England and Wales, 17 boys named Mitchell were born in 2025, ranked 1,538th among boys that year.

peak 19982025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Mexico City City

1 in 39,000

In Mexico City, there were 3 registrations of Mitchell in 2022.

2000peak 2018

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Chile

1 in 180,000

In Chile, 1 boy was registered as Mitchell in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1960peak 19962021

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Spain

1 in 900,000

In Spain, 50 residents are named Mitchell, ranked 14,558th among men, with a mean age of 38.6 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Brazil

1 in 1M

At the 2022 census, 119 people in Brazil were named Mitchell, ranked 36,473rd, with a median age of 30.
Among people named Mitchell living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

1980speak 1990s2000s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Argentina

last on record 2021

Mitchell is not on the 2024 record for Argentina, where small counts are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Austria

last on record 2021

Mitchell is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Ireland

last on record 2018

Mitchell is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 9 in a year, too few to chart.

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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Montevideo City

last on record 2009

Mitchell is not on the 2011 record for Montevideo, whose registry withholds nothing, so the spelling was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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New South Wales

outside the top 100

Mitchell is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.

1970peak 19912025

share of that year’s top-100 registrations

New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names

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Puerto Rico

last on record 1999

Mitchell is not on the 2025 record for Puerto Rico, which withholds births under 5, and 5 babies have carried the name there since 1998.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Not on the record in Poland: that registry withholds small counts, so rare uses may sit below its floor.

Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Mitchell

People given the name Mitchell 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.

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