How Many People Are Named Mitch?
An estimated 4,865 people in the United States have the first name Mitch. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Mitch peaked in popularity in 1961 with 401 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mitch as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mitch paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,865
About 1 in 70,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1961
401 births
Total Registered
5,564
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mitch
Mitch is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,564 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mitch as a male name
Ranked #8,097 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (401 births)
Mitch: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mitch span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 2,014 babies were registered. Mitch has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mitch by Decade
How has Mitch tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mitch by State
Birth registrations for Mitch span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Arkansas, Montana, New Jersey. On average, about 79 Mitchs were registered per state.
Mitch + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mitch as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mitch
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mitch: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mitch?
We estimate approximately 4,865 people named Mitch are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 70,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Mitch a common name?
Mitch is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,564 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mitch most popular?
Mitch reached peak popularity in 1961, when 401 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mitch is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mitch a male name?
Mitch is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mitch Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mitch Smith, Mitch Johnson, Mitch Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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