The first name Mitchel

Mitchel last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1998, with 66 births (#356).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mitchel with other names.

In 2025, 10 boys born in the United States were named Mitchel, the 8,037th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 407 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Mitchel Musso
  American actor, singer and songwriter, born 1991
• Mitchel Bakker
  Dutch association football player, born 2000
• Mitchell Feigenbaum
  American mathematical physicist (1944–2019)
• Mitchel Resnick
  American academic (b. 1956)
• Mitchel Forman
  American jazz and fusion keyboard player, born 1956
• Mitchel Steenman
  Dutch rower, born 1984
• John Lounsbery
  American animator (1911–1976)
• Raphael M. Robinson
  American mathematician (1911-1995)
• Mickey Leigh
  American musician and author, born 1954

• John
• James
• Joseph
• David
• Noah
• Michael
• Jacob
• Daniel
• Samuel
• Joshua
• Benjamin
• Ethan
• Isaac
• Adam
• Matthew
• Elijah

All 346 names of Hebrew origin

What does the name Mitchel mean?

Variant of Mitchell.

What is the origin of the name Mitchel?

Variant of Mitchell.

How popular is the name Mitchel?

In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Mitchel, ranking 4,991st. Its peak was 1998, with 66 births.

Is Mitchel a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 13,309 US babies named Mitchel since 1880 were boys.

When was Mitchel most popular?

1994 in the United States, when 407 babies were named Mitchel, its highest rank at 499th.

Is Mitchel also a surname?

Yes. Mitchel is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.