Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Mitchel
Endangered
Down 97.5% from peak
Peak era
1994
Peak births
407
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Mitchel
How many people are named Mitchel?
An estimated 10,033 living Americans are named Mitchel.
How rare is Mitchel?
Mitchel is very rare among babies today, with 10 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.5% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Mitchel?
The median age of a living American named Mitchel is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 59 years old.
Is Mitchel still popular?
No. Mitchel is endangered as a baby name, down 97.5% from its 1994 peak with 10 births in 2025.
Where is Mitchel most common?
Mitchel has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
97.5%
2025
10
All-time
13,287
Where it lives now
Mitchel is most concentrated in Minnesota — about 4.3× the national rate in the 1990s. It also runs high in Wisconsin and Iowa.
States where Mitchel is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.