Mordecai Boy
How popular is Mordecai?
#2,091 boy name in 2025
70 baby boys were named Mordecai in the US in 2025, making it the 2091st most popular boy name.
1,440living people named Mordecai (est.)
10median age of people named Mordecai
1,650babies named Mordecai since 1880
1 in 47,362US babies born in 2025
Mordecai popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,091 for boys (▼ 49 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 70 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+23% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,299 in 2015, #1,788 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (99 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,706 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Mordecai is most popular
Babies named Mordecai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Mordecai by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 | #1,944 |
| 1920s | 62 | #2,451 |
| 1930s | 54 | #2,288 |
| 1940s | 47 | #2,861 |
| 1950s | 69 | #2,493 |
| 1960s | 70 | #2,269 |
| 1970s | 44 | #3,221 |
| 1980s | 65 | #3,481 |
| 1990s | 52 | #5,228 |
| 2000s | 164 | #3,855 |
| 2010s | 514 | #2,041 |
| 2020s | 478 | #1,706 |
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Questions
- Is Mordecai a boy or girl name?
- Mordecai is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mordecai were boys.
- How popular is the name Mordecai?
- 70 baby boys were named Mordecai in the US in 2025, making it the 2091st most popular boy name.
- When was Mordecai most popular?
- Mordecai peaked in 2022, when 99 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,706 in 2022.
- How many people are named Mordecai?
- 1,650 babies have been named Mordecai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,440 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Mordecai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mordecai was most common in Ohio, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.