Mordechai Name Popularity and Statistics

Mordechai is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births6,821
First Year on Record1950

Mordechai popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys238#965
2024Boys237#957
2023Boys243#932
2022Boys233#971
2021Boys230#968
2020Boys258#875
2019Boys297#783
2018Boys315#748
2017Boys203#996
2016Boys184#1,073
2015Boys175#1,103
2014Boys184#1,065
2013Boys197#997
2012Boys200#993
2011Boys183#1,037
2010Boys162#1,143
2009Boys165#1,118
2008Boys146#1,205
2007Boys148#1,188
2006Boys136#1,229
2005Boys146#1,123
2004Boys153#1,053
2003Boys169#964
2002Boys124#1,147

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

2018 · Boys

315 recorded births and rank #748.

2019 · Boys

297 recorded births and rank #783.

2020 · Boys

258 recorded births and rank #875.

2023 · Boys

243 recorded births and rank #932.

Where Mordechai ranked highest in 2025

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

NY
Rank #133 · 144 recorded births
NJ
Rank #139 · 70 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Mordechai