Mordechai Boy
How popular is Mordechai?
#965 boy name in 2025
238 baby boys were named Mordechai in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular boy name.
6,670living people named Mordechai (est.)
15median age of people named Mordechai
6,821babies named Mordechai since 1880
1 in 13,930US babies born in 2025
Mordechai popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #965 for boys (▼ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 238 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+36% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,103 in 2015, #875 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (315 boys) |
| Highest rank | #748 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Mordechai is most popular
Babies named Mordechai per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 1.7 per 1,000 (352 boys)
- New York: 1.7 per 1,000 (723 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Mordechai by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51 | #2,496 |
| 1960s | 94 | #2,307 |
| 1970s | 302 | #1,326 |
| 1980s | 513 | #1,205 |
| 1990s | 890 | #1,107 |
| 2000s | 1,432 | #963 |
| 2010s | 2,100 | #748 |
| 2020s | 1,439 | #875 |
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Questions
- Is Mordechai a boy or girl name?
- Mordechai is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Mordechai were boys.
- How popular is the name Mordechai?
- 238 baby boys were named Mordechai in the US in 2025, making it the 965th most popular boy name.
- When was Mordechai most popular?
- Mordechai peaked in 2018, when 315 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #748 in 2018.
- How many people are named Mordechai?
- 6,821 babies have been named Mordechai in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,670 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Mordechai most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mordechai was most common in New Jersey, at 1.7 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.