Names / Boy names
Mordecai
Current rank
#2,100
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,716
in 2022
First recorded
1912
in U.S. data
Children named
1,600
since 1912
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,716 in 2022 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Mordecai first appears in 1912. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. More than 1,600 children have been given the name overall.