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How popular is the name Mitchell?
Births per year, rank history and how many Mitchells are alive today.
Mitchell (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 1538th in 2025 and given to 17 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1994, when around 850 babies were given the name, the 77th most popular that year. It has declined since 1994; the 2025 figure is roughly 2% of its peak. At least 9,800 babies have been named Mitchell in England and Wales since 1994. Figures before 1996 are estimates. Mitchell is one spelling of a name also recorded as Michal and Mitchel; the combined figures below cover every spelling.
Across all spellings of the name, 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. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 5.5% chance that at least one of them will be called Mitchell.
How many babies are named Mitchell each year?
Includes all spellings: Mitchell, Michal, Mitchel. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Mitchell spelling rank?
Where does the Michal spelling rank?
Where does the Mitchel spelling rank?
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
When was the name Mitchell most popular?
Mitchell peaked in 1998, when 863 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called Mitchell?
At least 17,000 people named Mitchell in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Mitchell?
Most living Mitchells are between 22 and 34; the most common age is about 28.
Is Mitchell becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1998 peak.