boy's name
Mordekai
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Births on record 89
Mordekai is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 2023, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 2013.
Mordekai over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 33 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 56 |
How popular is Mordekai?
In 2024, Mordekai was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Mordekai
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mordekai over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mordekai
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mordekai — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mordekai
How popular is the name Mordekai?
In 2024, Mordekai was given to 8 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Mordekai a girl's or a boy's name?
Mordekai is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Mordekai most popular?
Mordekai peaked in 2023, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.