boy's name
Mordecai
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,743
Mordecai is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 99 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 47,364 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mordecai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 31 |
| 1920s | 62 |
| 1930s | 54 |
| 1940s | 47 |
| 1950s | 69 |
| 1960s | 70 |
| 1970s | 44 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 52 |
| 2000s | 164 |
| 2010s | 514 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 478 |
How popular is Mordecai?
In 2025, Mordecai was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Mordecai is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mordecai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mordecai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mordecai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mordecai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mordecai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mordecai
How popular is the name Mordecai?
In 2025, Mordecai was given to 70 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Mordecai a girl's or a boy's name?
Mordecai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mordecai?
Mordecai has 3 syllables.
When was Mordecai most popular?
Mordecai peaked in 2022, when 99 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mordecai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mordecai currently ranks #2,098 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.