Mitch
Mitch was the 11548th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 396th with 400 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,890 places. More babies were named Mitch in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,548 boys, down 5,033 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1961400 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,565babies recorded
Mitch popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,548 | 6 |
| 2020 | #6,515 | 13 |
| 2010 | #4,469 | 22 |
| 2000 | #2,561 | 37 |
| 1990 | #1,247 | 79 |
| 1980 | #1,045 | 75 |
| 1970 | #925 | 75 |
| 1960 | #443 | 331 |
| 1950 | #1,930 | 16 |
| 1940 | #3,788 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mitch, counting every spelling?
Mitch has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Mitch?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mitch (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Mitch born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mitch.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mitch?
About 4,600 people born in the US named Mitch are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 37 and 65. That makes Mitch a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mitch: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mitch, they share its era and feel.
Mitch is also a nickname for Mitchell.
Questions about the name Mitch
How popular is the name Mitch?
Mitch was the 11548th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1961, when it ranked 396th with 400 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,890 places. More babies were named Mitch in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Mitch a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Mitch in the US.