Mitchel

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A few things about Mitchel you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mitchel

Mitchel Bakker

Dutch association football player

Choose Mitchel and your child shares a first name with Mitchel Bakker, a Dutch association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mitchel, like who?” Mitchel Bakker's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 169,492 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mitchel, 10 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mitchel would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMitchel has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Mitchels, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1958, when it ranked #486. Today it's #7,679, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowMitchel was 19× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,726 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 169,492.
• 🍂TrendMitchel has slipped 1,699 places over the last five years and now sits at #7,679. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningMitchel is an English form of Michael, which means “who is like God”. Our records link it to English and Hebrew roots.

About the name Mitchel

Mitchel is a boy name of English and Hebrew origin meaning “who is like God”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-hel”. US birth records list Mitchel for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 139 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked #486 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,679, with 10 babies.

Origin:English namesHebrew names