Boys' name · since 1912
Mordecai
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,650 babies named Mordecai, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,650
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,650 babies have been named Mordecai since 1912, making it today's #2097 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Mordecai recorded 1,650 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #2097 nationally today, ahead of 85% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #3,718 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,097 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,650 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mordecai ranks #3,718 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,097 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,650 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,718 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,097 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,650
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Mordecai's 1,650 recorded births place it above 91.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Mordecai compares
1,650 Top 24% higher than 76% of 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
Mordecai's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mordecai | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,650 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 99 | 34 | 22,252 |
Mordecai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Mordecai's full recorded timeline at 1971, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 99 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Mordecai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 99
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Mordecai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (514 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Mordecai's strongest decade.
514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Mordecai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 31
1910s
31 births
- 1920s 62
1920s
62 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 47
1940s
47 births
- 1950s 69
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 70
1960s
70 births
- 1970s 44
1970s
44 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 164
2000s
164 births
- 2010s
2010s
514 births
- 2020s
2020s
478 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 514 births (31% of all-time use).
How Mordecai compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mordecai's total volume
Mordecai by state
Where Mordecai concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 78 | 4.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 75 | 4.5% |
| #3 | California | | 54 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 29 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 21 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.4% |
78 of 1,650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Mordecai appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mordecai's data
- Mordecai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (514 total births) through the 2020s (478) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mordecais (78 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mordecai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Mordecai 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.