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How popular is the name Mitch?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mitches are alive today.
Mitch (male) is a shortened form of the name Mitchell. Although Mitch itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2024 (ranked 5120th as a registered name), most Mitches are registered as Mitchell, which ranked 1538th in 2025 with 17 babies.
Most people called Mitch are registered as Mitchell, and share that name's profile: the Mitchell you are most likely to meet is around 28 years old. Half of all Mitchells born in England and Wales are between 22 and 34, and there are at least 17,000 of them alive today. Only some Mitchells go by Mitch.
How many babies are named Mitch or Mitchell each year?
Combined registrations of Mitchell, Michal, Mitchel, Mitch. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Mitchell rank as a registered name?
Where does Mitch rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Mitch short for Mitchell?
Yes - Mitch is a shortened form of Mitchell. Mitches are usually registered as Mitchell at birth.
When was the name Mitch most popular?
The full name Mitchell peaked in 1998, when 868 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Mitch itself peaked as a registered name in 2000, with 11 babies.
How many people are called Mitch?
There's no official count of people who go by Mitch, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 17,000 people registered as Mitchell born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Mitch.
How old is the typical Mitch?
Most people called Mitch are registered as Mitchell. Most living Mitchells are between 22 and 34; the most common age is about 28.
Is Mitch becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1998 peak.