Masculine dossier · first seen 1950
Mordechai
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2018
Peak births
315
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Mordechai
How many people are named Mordechai?
An estimated 6,660 living Americans are named Mordechai.
How rare is Mordechai?
Mordechai is uncommon among babies today, with 238 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 24.4% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Mordechai?
The median age of a living American named Mordechai is approximately 15 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 27 years old.
Is Mordechai still popular?
Yes. Mordechai is holding steady, with 238 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Mordechai most common?
Mordechai has its strongest geographic signal in New Jersey, where it appears 12.4× more often than the national baseline.
1950Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
24.4%
2025
238
All-time
6,821
Where it lives now
Mordechai is most concentrated in New Jersey — about 12.4× the national rate in the 2020s. It also runs high in New York.
States where Mordechai is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.