# Mitch (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mitch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /mɪt͡ʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 5,565 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,565 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 130, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Mitchell.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 | 4,310 |
| 2012 | 18 | 5,184 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,381 |
| 2014 | 19 | 4,999 |
| 2015 | 16 | 5,658 |
| 2016 | 17 | 5,470 |
| 2017 | 21 | 4,689 |
| 2018 | 17 | 5,467 |
| 2019 | 10 | 8,018 |
| 2020 | 13 | 6,515 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10,433 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,834 |
| 2023 | 12 | 7,159 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8,132 |
| 2025 | 6 | 11,548 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | 2,870 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2,775 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | 2,941 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4,647 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3,822 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 6 | 3,004 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3,996 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3,937 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5,119 |

## People named Mitch

- Mitch McConnell, American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
- Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian
- Mitch Nichols, Australian association football player
- Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (1946–2008)
- Mitch Albom, American author
- Mitch Richmond, American basketball player (born 1965)
- Mitch Miller, American record producer and musician (1911–2010)
- Mitch Lucker, American singer (1984–2012)
- Mitch Harris, American rock musician
- Mitch Vogel, American former child actor
- Mitch Grassi, American singer
- Mitch McGary, American basketball player (born 1992)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.