Name profile

Mitchell

From an English surname, itself derived from the given name Michael or in some cases from Middle English michel meaning "big, large".

Usage languagesDutch, English
US rank (2025)#952

Meaning and history

Mitchell comes from an English surname derived either from the given name Michael or, in some cases, Middle English michel, meaning "big" or "large."

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,255 births, rank #275
2007: 1,108 births, rank #303
2008: 979 births, rank #335
2009: 855 births, rank #359
2010: 737 births, rank #387
20112011: 667 births, rank #418
2012: 588 births, rank #465
2013: 616 births, rank #457
2014: 563 births, rank #502
2015: 473 births, rank #585
20162016: 465 births, rank #590
2017: 396 births, rank #651
2018: 399 births, rank #645
2019: 358 births, rank #700
2020: 342 births, rank #726
20212021: 306 births, rank #800
2022: 305 births, rank #816
2023: 291 births, rank #835
2024: 259 births, rank #904
20252025: 245 births, rank #952

Mitchell moved from #906 to #954 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1994, with 5,370 births.