Mordecai

Given to 1,650 US babies since 1912

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Rank in 2025

#2091

recorded as boys

49 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 70

Peak year

2022

99 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

1,650

since 1912

Born a Mordecai? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Mordecai was most popular in 2022, when 99 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 70 babies were named Mordecai, ranking #2091 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	70	2091
2024	<5	—	74	2042
2023	<5	—	80	1941
2022	<5	—	99	1706
2021	<5	—	71	2060
2020	<5	—	84	1788
2019	<5	—	71	2042
2018	<5	—	63	2189
2017	<5	—	64	2130
2016	<5	—	68	2066
2015	<5	—	57	2300
2014	<5	—	52	2429
2013	<5	—	51	2424
2012	<5	—	38	3002
2011	<5	—	29	3605
2010	<5	—	21	4517
2009	<5	—	24	4160
2008	<5	—	19	4901
2007	<5	—	12	6622
2006	<5	—	20	4520
2005	<5	—	19	4464
2004	<5	—	23	3860
2003	<5	—	17	4616
2002	<5	—	12	5725
2001	<5	—	8	7536
2000	<5	—	10	6316
1999	<5	—	11	5656
1998	<5	—	10	5840
1997	<5	—	6	8110
1996	<5	—	<5	—
1995	<5	—	6	7792
1994	<5	—	9	5868
1993	<5	—	<5	—
1992	<5	—	10	5236
1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
1989	<5	—	<5	—
1988	<5	—	7	5751
1987	<5	—	8	4968
1986	<5	—	6	5926
1985	<5	—	<5	—
1984	<5	—	9	4215
1983	<5	—	7	4907
1982	<5	—	12	3482
1981	<5	—	10	3858
1980	<5	—	6	5525
1979	<5	—	6	5355
1978	<5	—	5	5772
1977	<5	—	10	3606
1976	<5	—	<5	—
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	10	3223
1972	<5	—	8	3622
1971	<5	—	5	4907
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	6	3935
1968	<5	—	5	4136
1967	<5	—	6	3559
1966	<5	—	6	3537
1965	<5	—	13	2270
1964	<5	—	<5	—
1963	<5	—	8	3044
1962	<5	—	8	3041
1961	<5	—	6	3652
1960	<5	—	12	2423
1959	<5	—	8	3037
1958	<5	—	8	3033
1957	<5	—	11	2494
1956	<5	—	5	3942
1955	<5	—	5	3886
1954	<5	—	10	2592
1953	<5	—	6	3425
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	9	2662
1950	<5	—	7	3021
1949	<5	—	6	3298
1948	<5	—	5	3668
1947	<5	—	6	3370
1946	<5	—	5	3525
1945	<5	—	6	2996
1944	<5	—	7	2862
1943	<5	—	7	2964
1942	<5	—	5	3560
1941	<5	—	<5	—
1940	<5	—	<5	—
1939	<5	—	10	2288
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	5	3549
1935	<5	—	6	3252
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	10	2368
1932	<5	—	6	3361
1931	<5	—	11	2328
1930	<5	—	6	3592
1929	<5	—	11	2452
1928	<5	—	5	4151
1927	<5	—	5	4210
1926	<5	—	6	3708
1925	<5	—	9	2936
1924	<5	—	7	3505
1923	<5	—	<5	—
1922	<5	—	9	3014
1921	<5	—	5	4322
1920	<5	—	5	4286
1919	<5	—	<5	—
1918	<5	—	<5	—
1917	<5	—	<5	—
1916	<5	—	8	2926
1915	<5	—	<5	—
1914	<5	—	8	2457
1913	<5	—	9	1945
1912	<5	—	6	2269