Names / Boy names
Mordechai
Current rank
#967
holding steady
All-time peak
#750
in 2018
First recorded
1950
in U.S. data
Children named
6,800
since 1950
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #750 in 2018 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Warrior, servant of Marduk in older interpretations. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1950. Today it sits at #967 and is keeping its place. 2018 marked its high point, reaching #750. More than 6,800 children have been given the name overall.