Mordecai

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Mordecai was most popular in 2022, when 99 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,604 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,466, with 70 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,650 people named Mordecai.

Most popular in2022

Rank that year#3,604

Births that year99

Total since 18801,650

Given to100% boys

Mordecai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Mordecai’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Mordecai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Mordecai is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,650 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Mordecai

Where Mordecai is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org