boy's name
Mordechai
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,466
the United States
#966
2025 births
Mordechai is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 238 babies in the United States, ranking #966. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Mordechai is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2018, when 315 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 13,930 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Mordechai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s | 302 |
| 1980s | 513 |
| 1990s | 890 |
| 2000s | 1,432 |
| 2010s | 2,100 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,439 |
How popular is Mordechai?
In 2025, Mordechai was given to 238 babies in the United States, ranking #966 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Mordechai 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 Mordechai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mordechai also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mordechai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Mordechai in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Mordecai
Sibling names for Mordechai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mordechai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mordechai
How popular is the name Mordechai?
In 2025, Mordechai was given to 238 babies in the United States, ranking #966 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Mordechai a girl's or a boy's name?
Mordechai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Mordechai?
Mordechai has 3 syllables.
When was Mordechai most popular?
Mordechai peaked in 2018, when 315 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mordechai a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mordechai currently ranks #966 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.