Mitchel

Mitchel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“who is like God?”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
MITCH-ul · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Mitchel is a spelling variant of Mitchell, a surname and given name derived from Michael through Middle English and French forms. The underlying Hebrew name is Mikha'el.

How popular is Mitchel?

20243.9 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mitchel in 202413

Peak year1994

Total US babies since 188013,298

Mitchel is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Mitchel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Mitchellwho is like God · English
  • Mitchwho is like God? · English
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Mitchel questions

What does the name Mitchel mean?

Mitchel means "who is like God?". It comes from Hebrew. Mitchel is a spelling variant of Mitchell, a surname and given name derived from Michael through Middle English and French forms. The underlying Hebrew name is Mikha'el.

Is Mitchel a boy or girl name?

Mitchel is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mitchel?

13 US babies were named Mitchel in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.

How do you pronounce Mitchel?

Mitchel is usually pronounced MITCH-ul.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.