Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Mitchell
Endangered
Down 95.4% from peak
Peak era
1994
Peak births
5,370
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Mitchell
How many people are named Mitchell?
An estimated 133,947 living Americans are named Mitchell.
How rare is Mitchell?
Mitchell is uncommon among babies today, with 245 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.4% from its 1994 peak.
How old is the typical Mitchell?
The median age of a living American named Mitchell is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 57 years old.
Is Mitchell still popular?
No. Mitchell is endangered as a baby name, down 95.4% from its 1994 peak with 245 births in 2025.
Where is Mitchell most common?
Mitchell has its strongest geographic signal in Wisconsin, where it appears 3.5× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19942025
Peak year
1994
Decline from peak
95.4%
2025
245
All-time
164,063
Where it lives now
Mitchell is most concentrated in Wisconsin — about 3.5× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Mitchell is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.