Gender
Origin
- American
- Who is like God
- English
- Who is like the Lord; a variant of Michael
- Hebrew
- Irish
- Scottish
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Mitchell
Pronunciation
m(i)-tche-ll, mit-chell
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #71, 5,371 births); most recent 2025 (rank #952, 245 births)
- Girls: peak in 1988 (rank #2743, 38 births); most recent 2018 (rank #13787, 6 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 245 | – |
| 2024 | 258 | – |
| 2023 | 291 | – |
| 2022 | 305 | – |
| 2021 | 305 | – |
| 2020 | 342 | – |
| 2019 | 358 | – |
| 2018 | 399 | 6 |
| 2017 | 396 | 5 |
| 2016 | 465 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #75, 794 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1538, 17 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 32 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2016 | 71 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #2448, 4 births); most recent 2009 (rank #4667, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #283, 9 births); most recent 2018 (rank #703, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #97, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #400, 8 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 13 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2001 (rank #192, 7 births); most recent 2010 (rank #387, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #29, 164 births); most recent 2022 (rank #361, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence