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Mitchell

Origin
Old French — From Michel, the Old French form of Michael
Meaning
“big”
Origin
Middle English — From a nickname muchel
Nicknames
Mitch

Boy's name · #954 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Mitchell reached #71 in 1994 and has faded to #954 since. About 164,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#425 in Scotland (2025) · #464 in New Zealand (2025) · #1,586 in England & Wales (2025) · #822 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mitchells

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 384,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

In stories & tradition

What Mitchells become

Among 554 notable people named Mitchell:

Sports figures appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mitchell Duke, Australian association football player.

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