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Mordecai

Boy

Meaning of Mordecai: Hebrew: 'follower of Marduk'

Mordecai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2062nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2062

70 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,650

First recorded 1912 · peak 2022

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 6 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 10 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 10 babies20002001: 8 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 17 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 20 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 19 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 21 babies20102011: 29 babies2012: 38 babies2013: 51 babies2014: 52 babies2015: 57 babies2016: 68 babies2017: 64 babies2018: 63 babies2019: 71 babies2020: 84 babies20202021: 71 babies2022: 99 babies2023: 80 babies2024: 74 babies2025: 70 babies
US babies named Mordecai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 99.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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