Given name & surname
Michell
“who is like God?”
In English use, Michell is a variant of Mitchell. In English use, Mitchell carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Michell is a variant of Mitchell. In English use, Mitchell carries the interpretation “who is like God?.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Michell is a form of Mitchell. Mitchell comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old French.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Michell is a variant of Mitchell. The history of Mitchell gives this family its wider story. Mitchell’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Michell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,583
- 588 boys · 6,995 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 296 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,744 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,744 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 290 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,205 as a first name in 2020; 1,563 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Michell’s family of names
Michell has a related form in Michelle. In English usage, Michell has a related form in Mitchell.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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