Mordecai

“From Hebrew Mordokhay — the biblical Mordecai of Esther” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #2100 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Mordecai is near its high-water mark: it reached #1716 in 2022 and still ranked #2100 in 2025. About 1,700 boys have carried it since 1912.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mordecais

Mordecai Richler — Canadian writer (1931–2001)
Mordecai Kaplan — Lithuanian American rabbi (1881-1983)
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke — English botanist and mycologist (1825–1914)
Mordecai Ardon — painter and stained glass artist (1896-1992)
Mordecai Manuel Noah — American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian

Among 82 notable people named Mordecai:

Artists & writers appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mordecai Richler, Canadian writer (1931–2001).

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