Boys' name · since 2005

Mordcha

63 babies named Mordcha in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,576 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,931 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
63
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade

63 babies have been named Mordcha since 2005, making it today's #12931 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Mordcha recorded 63 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #12931 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.

  • #20,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,931 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 63 born since 2005
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mordcha ranks #20,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,931 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 63 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,576 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,931 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
63
born since 2005
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%7.1%
Mordcha vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mordcha's 63 recorded births place it above 54.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Mordcha compares

63 19th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Mordcha's all-time total is 83% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mordcha Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 63 369 358,536
Peak-year births 9 34 22,252

Mordcha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Mordcha splits its recorded history at 2018: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Mordcha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
9
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
45678910 2005201220132014201620182019202020222025 5

Mordcha by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (41 births, 65% of the file).

2010s was Mordcha's strongest decade.

41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.

Mordcha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 41 births (65% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Mordcha by state

Where Mordcha concentrates geographically, total births since 2005

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Mordcha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
63 100.0%
New York share of Mordcha's total US births 100.0%

63 of 63 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mordcha?
63 babies have been named Mordcha since 2005. All-time, it sits at #20,576 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,931 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 9 births.
Where does Mordcha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mordcha ranks #20,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,931 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mordcha most popular?
Mordcha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Mordcha most popular?
The top states for the name Mordcha are New York (63 births).
How long has the name Mordcha been used?
The SSA has tracked Mordcha since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Mordcha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Morris, Morgan, Morton, Mordechai, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mordcha's data

  • Mordcha's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Mordchas (63 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mordcha

Nearby Names Like Mordcha

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mordcha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mordcha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.