How Many People Are Named Mordecai?
An estimated 1,381 people in the United States have the first name Mordecai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mordecai peaked in popularity in 2022 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mordecai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mordecai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,381
About 1 in 248,193 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2022
99 births
Total Registered
1,580
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mordecai
Mordecai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,580 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Mordecai as a male name
Ranked #2,046 in 2024
74 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (99 births)
Mordecai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mordecai span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 514 babies were registered. While Mordecai is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mordecai by Decade
How has Mordecai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mordecai by State
Birth registrations for Mordecai span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, California. The lowest are in Michigan, Washington, Georgia. On average, about 28 Mordecais were registered per state.
Mordecai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mordecai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mordecai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mordecai?
We estimate approximately 1,381 people named Mordecai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 248,193 Americans share this first name.
Is Mordecai a common name?
Mordecai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,580 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mordecai most popular?
Mordecai reached peak popularity in 2022, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mordecai is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mordecai a male name?
Mordecai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mordecai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mordecai Smith, Mordecai Johnson, Mordecai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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