How popular is the name Mordechai?

Mordechai ranks 1,206th among boys' names in US records, with 8,158 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,101.

Is Mordechai a unisex name?

No. Mordechai is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2018, when 378 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Mordecai. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#1,206 of boy names

Pronounced M AO1 R D AH0 K AY2 (ARPABET)

Mordechai is a boys' name, and first appears in 1912. It has been given to 8,158 children — the 1,206th most common boys' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 59% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2018, when 378 children were given it.

Mordecai is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

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These spellings sound identical to Mordechai and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Mordechai?: Mordechai ranks 1,206th among boys' names in US records, with 8,158 births since 1912. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,101.
Is Mordechai a unisex name?: No. Mordechai is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Mordechai most popular?: 2018, when 378 children were given the name. It has been in use for 113 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Mordechai spelled?: Mordecai. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.