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Mordechai

Boy

Meaning of Mordechai: Hebrew: 'warrior' or 'follower of Marduk'

Mordechai is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 969th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1235th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#969

238 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1235

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,821

First recorded 1950 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 49 babies1982: 44 babies1983: 57 babies1984: 40 babies1985: 50 babies1986: 50 babies1987: 48 babies1988: 68 babies1989: 73 babies1990: 62 babies19901991: 75 babies1992: 86 babies1993: 62 babies1994: 96 babies1995: 88 babies1996: 89 babies1997: 114 babies1998: 112 babies1999: 106 babies2000: 116 babies20002001: 129 babies2002: 124 babies2003: 169 babies2004: 153 babies2005: 146 babies2006: 136 babies2007: 148 babies2008: 146 babies2009: 165 babies2010: 162 babies20102011: 183 babies2012: 200 babies2013: 197 babies2014: 184 babies2015: 175 babies2016: 184 babies2017: 203 babies2018: 315 babies2019: 297 babies2020: 258 babies20202021: 230 babies2022: 233 babies2023: 243 babies2024: 237 babies2025: 238 babies
US babies named Mordechai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 315.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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