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Mitchell

“From Michael (via Old French Michel); or Middle English for "big"” — Old French/Middle English origin

Boy's name · #952 in the US (2025) · 90s

Mitchell has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #71 (1994) · 164,063 babies named Mitchell all-time · 1 in 7,100 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 2,500 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 5,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Mitchells

• Mitchell Duke — Australian association football player
• Mitchell Langerak — Australian association football player
• Mitchell Weiser — German association football player
• Mitchell Feigenbaum — American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)
• Mitchell Ryan — American actor (1934–2022)

In stories & tradition

• Mitchell Carson — Marvel Team-Up
• Mitchell Pritchett — Modern Family
• Mitchell Gant — Firefox

What Mitchells become

Among 554 notable people named Mitchell:

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

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