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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.