Mitchell has been given to about 165,191 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Mitchell ranks 954th among American boys in 2025, with 245 born that year. Its best year was 1994, when 5,391 babies were given the name, ranking 71st. The typical living American called Mitchell is about 39 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.