Mitchell
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning who is like god; a form of michael.
How Mitchell has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #586 |
| 2016 | #590 |
| 2017 | #651 |
| 2018 | #645 |
| 2019 | #701 |
| 2020 | #726 |
| 2021 | #802 |
| 2022 | #815 |
| 2023 | #843 |
| 2024 | #904 |
| 2025 | #954 |
Mitchell by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Mitchell. In the US, 400 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,371 babies in 1994, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 420 American boys born that year was called Mitchell.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Mitchell. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mitchelwho is like god; a form of Michael25 in the US (2017)
- Michellwho is like God; a form of Michelle12 in the US (2017)
- Michealwho is like god; alternate spelling of Michael241 in the US (2017)
- Michelewho is like god; a form of Michael44 in the US (2017)
- Michelwho is like god; form of Michael39 in the US (2017)
- Marchelloof mars; warlike; a form of Marcello7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Mitchell
Names that are said the same way as Mitchell, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Mitchell, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Mitchell
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