How Many People Are Named Mitchell Young?

There are approximately 221 people named Mitchell Young living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,550,925 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Mitchell with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Young. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

221

1 in 1,550,925 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Mitchell

Last Name

Young

Mitchell: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Mitchell. The peak year was 1994 with 5,391 births. The average person named Mitchell today is 43 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Mitchell

In the 2020 Census, the first name Mitchell was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.43%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.27%) and Hispanic (4.41%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Mitchell in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Mitchell rose or fell over time.

White

83.43%

Black

6.27%

Hispanic

4.41%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.73%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.87%

Two or More Races

3.29%

Ancestry of the Young Surname

The surname Young was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Young in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

63.69%

Black

23.94%

Hispanic

3.60%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.21%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.74%

Two or More Races

4.82%

How we calculated this

The first name "Mitchell" has an estimated frequency of 0.0411% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Young" appears at a rate of 156.88 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Mitchell are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 221 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Mitchell

Mitchell Smith Mitchell Johnson Mitchell Williams Mitchell Brown Mitchell Jones Mitchell Garcia Mitchell Anderson

Other people with the surname Young

Michael Young James Young John Young David Young Robert Young William Young Kevin Young Eric Young

Mitchell Young: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Mitchell Young?

We estimate approximately 221 people named Mitchell Young are alive in the United States today. The first name Mitchell is shared by 140,857 Americans, and the surname Young is shared by 537,723.

How rare is the name Mitchell Young?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 1,550,925 Americans. The first name Mitchell is common and the surname Young is very common.

Is Mitchell a male or female name?

Mitchell is predominantly male, with 99.3% of bearers being male and 0.7% female. It peaked in popularity in 1994 and the average bearer today is 43 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Mitchell?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Mitchell was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (83.43%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (6.27%) and Hispanic (4.41%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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