Mitch
Pronounced M IH1 CH (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 1961
- 109 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Mitch?
Mitch is a boys' name, and first appears in 1916. It has been given to 5,586 children — the 1,444th most common boys' name on record.
It is still recorded, but barely: 129 births across the past decade, against a peak of 401 in a single year. That peak was in 1961.
Mich is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Mitch and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Mich
Nicknames
Mitch is itself a short form of Mitchell.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M IH1 CH
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Mitch
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Mitch
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Mitch?
- Mitch ranks 1,444th among boys' names in US records, with 5,586 births since 1916. Over the past decade it accounts for 129.
- Is Mitch a unisex name?
- No. Mitch is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Mitch most popular?
- 1961, when 401 children were given the name. It has been in use for 109 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Mitch spelled?
- Mich. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.