Boys' name · since 2008
Mordchai
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Mordchai, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
32 babies have been named Mordchai since 2008, making it today's #11453 boys' name.
Mordchai has 32 recorded births among boys since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11453 as of the latest data, more common than 18% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #25,449 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,453 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 32 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mordchai ranks #25,449 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 32 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,449 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 32
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Mordchai's 32 recorded births place it above 43.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Mordchai compares
32 12th 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
Mordchai's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mordchai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mordchai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mordchai splits its recorded history at 2023: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mordchai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Mordchai by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (19 births, 59% of the file).
2020s was Mordchai's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Mordchai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
8 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (59% of all-time use).
Mordchai by state
Where Mordchai concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 32 | 100.0% |
32 of 32 births nationwide.
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- New York records the most Mordchais (32 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Mordchai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 2008–2025 (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 Mordchai 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.