Mitchell Name Popularity

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How popular is Mitchell?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Mitchell, ranked the 649th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Mitchell has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 71, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1994 with 5,371 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Mitchell in any given year was 20 in 1881.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Mitchell occurred roughly during the years 1885-1888, 1889-1892, 1897-1900, 1906-1918, 1937-1942, 1943-1957, and 1982-1994, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1963-1966, 1968-1971, and 2000-2012.

The popularity trend for Mitchell has been spiralling downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Mitchell has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mitchell?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Mitchell still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Mitchell has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Mitchell (Girl)		Mitchell (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	14,984	392	649
2017		5	17,551	395	652
2016		< 5	--	462	590
2015		5	18,252	472	586
2014		7	14,085	562	501
2013		< 5	--	616	457
2012		< 5	--	588	464
2011		9	11,855	667	418
2010		6	16,313	737	387
2009		11	10,435	855	359
2008		10	11,332	979	335
2007		11	10,596	1,107	304
2006		7	14,626	1,253	275
2005		15	7,787	1,446	236
2004		17	6,994	1,647	213
2003		9	11,019	1,890	196
2002		20	5,826	2,172	177
2001		21	5,502	2,568	156
2000		13	7,883	2,984	132
1999		13	7,562	3,216	112
1998		17	5,986	3,623	103
1997		14	6,714	4,068	96
1996		20	4,998	4,390	88
1995		15	6,165	4,736	79
1994		21	4,790	5,371	71
1993		36	3,203	4,582	81
1992		27	3,927	4,120	91
1991		24	4,297	3,879	96
1990		20	4,810	4,019	93
1989		26	3,856	3,646	93
1988		38	2,777	3,321	95
1987		23	3,824	2,871	101
1986		35	2,762	2,663	105
1985		27	3,299	2,452	115
1984		29	3,037	2,149	125
1983		23	3,504	1,879	143
1982		24	3,494	2,069	135
1981		28	3,115	1,966	140
1980		14	5,136	1,522	164
1979		19	3,992	1,368	174
1978		14	4,841	1,273	185
1977		17	4,174	1,268	183
1976		8	7,043	1,188	187
1975		13	4,762	1,180	191
1974		21	3,274	1,231	183
1973		15	4,095	1,217	187
1972		16	3,829	1,370	179
1971		18	3,601	1,343	189
1970		18	3,530	1,542	179
1969		13	4,101	1,652	168
1968		12	4,153	1,623	166
1967		16	3,287	1,696	158
1966		10	4,389	1,731	163
1965		12	3,878	1,883	159
1964		8	5,316	2,384	137
1963		13	3,747	2,712	127
1962		18	2,998	2,835	128
1961		11	4,161	3,195	118
1960		17	3,067	2,969	126
1959		10	4,217	2,967	126
1958		14	3,336	2,842	127
1957		10	4,110	3,020	125
1956		5	6,587	2,403	136
1955		8	4,622	2,271	137
1954		9	4,189	2,143	140
1953		9	4,138	1,886	150
1952		6	5,357	1,758	157
1951		7	4,690	1,441	175
1950		< 5	--	1,225	181
1949		< 5	--	1,091	189
1948		9	3,790	862	217
1947		8	4,237	789	230
1946		6	4,804	664	235
1945		< 5	--	517	254
1944		8	3,592	518	259
1943		< 5	--	513	268
1942		< 5	--	488	271
1941		< 5	--	355	305
1940		7	3,747	325	312
1939		< 5	--	295	319
1938		< 5	--	287	328
1937		< 5	--	249	344
1936		< 5	--	271	334
1935		5	4,692	277	328
1934		5	4,772	262	337
1933		5	4,671	208	377
1932		< 5	--	249	350
1931		5	4,781	274	332
1930		< 5	--	247	364
1929		< 5	--	259	349
1928		< 5	--	314	317
1927		7	4,151	297	333
1926		7	4,171	344	305
1925		< 5	--	346	306
1924		< 5	--	366	298
1923		5	5,479	372	290
1922		5	5,545	386	286
1921		< 5	--	425	271
1920		7	4,281	415	271
1919		7	4,125	361	278
1918		6	4,652	431	259
1917		< 5	--	380	261
1916		< 5	--	346	274
1915		8	3,337	328	269
1914		< 5	--	272	264
1913		5	3,538	196	282
1912		< 5	--	137	315
1911		< 5	--	79	299
1910		< 5	--	82	273
1909		< 5	--	72	263
1908		< 5	--	54	300
1907		< 5	--	43	327
1906		< 5	--	39	334
1905		< 5	--	47	293
1904		< 5	--	37	332
1903		< 5	--	36	315
1902		< 5	--	50	265
1901		< 5	--	31	321
1900		< 5	--	52	289
1899		< 5	--	28	341
1898		< 5	--	39	301
1897		< 5	--	39	295
1896		< 5	--	37	309
1895		< 5	--	31	335
1894		< 5	--	39	284
1893		< 5	--	38	284
1892		< 5	--	36	309
1891		< 5	--	29	316
1890		< 5	--	30	319
1889		< 5	--	21	401
1888		< 5	--	44	271
1887		< 5	--	28	316
1886		< 5	--	24	353
1885		< 5	--	29	316
1884		< 5	--	34	299
1883		< 5	--	30	303
1882		< 5	--	36	286
1881		< 5	--	20	382
1880		< 5	--	32	298

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.