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Bailey vs Mitchell

Bailey and Mitchellcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2006, Bailey was ranked #60 and Mitchell #68 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2013, Bailey was ranked #93 and Mitchell #88 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2010, Bailey was ranked #158 and Mitchell #387 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Bailey was ranked #260 and Mitchell #1538 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Bailey was ranked #268 and Mitchell #535 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2018, Bailey was ranked #471 and Mitchell #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Bailey and Mitchell over time

Bailey and Mitchell appear together in 5 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Bailey held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mitchell in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Mitchell reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Bailey in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Boys, Bailey moved into the top 50 at #36 in 2003 as Mitchell fell out of it to #61, having been #36 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2000, Bailey moved ahead of Mitchell in England and Wales · Boys — #102 and #76 the year before became #74 and #82.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Bailey and Mitchell were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #260 and #1538.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Bailey #30 in 1999, Mitchell #25 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Bailey held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mitchell in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Bailey #62 in 2005, Mitchell #75 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2000: Bailey moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #102 and #76; by 2000 that had become #74 and #82.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bailey #260, Mitchell #1538.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys18 shared years, 1996–2013

    Bailey held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mitchell in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Bailey #23 in 2004, Mitchell #12 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2013: Bailey #93, Mitchell #88.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1997–2010

    Bailey held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mitchell in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Bailey #83 in 2002, Mitchell #192 in 2001.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Bailey #158, Mitchell #387.

  • New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 1996–2006

    Bailey held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mitchell in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Bailey #30 in 1999, Mitchell #25 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2003: Bailey moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #44 and #36; by 2003 that had become #36 and #61.

    Most recent shared year, 2006: Bailey #60, Mitchell #68.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1998–2018

    Bailey held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mitchell in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Bailey #239 in 2005, Mitchell #242 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2018: Bailey moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #713 and #713; by 2018 that had become #471 and #749.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Bailey #471, Mitchell #749.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Bailey

Pairs where Bailey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Mitchell

Pairs where Mitchell shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bailey, Mitchell
FieldBaileyMitchell
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
MeaningNot yet recordedAn English surname derived from the given name Michael, or in some cases from Middle English 'michel' ('big, large').
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish (surname origin), from Michael or 'michel'
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈmɪt͡ʃ.əl/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #260 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1538 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Mitchell has a recorded origin (English (surname origin), from Michael or 'michel'); Bailey does not have one recorded yet.
  • Bailey and Mitchell both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Mitchell; Bailey doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Bailey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2014

    Highest recorded position: #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2014).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mitchell

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #91 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1979–2013

    Highest recorded position: #9 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1979–2013).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys