Is Mordechai a boy or girl name?
Mordechai is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 233 boys were named Mordechai, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,578 US babies named Mordechai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #966
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mordechai since 1950
- 6,578
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 315 babies
Boys and girls named Mordechai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 94 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 302 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 513 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 890 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,432 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,100 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,196 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 233 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 243 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 233 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 229 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 258 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 297 | #784 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 315 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 203 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 184 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 175 | #1,104 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 184 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 197 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 200 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 183 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 162 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 165 | #1,123 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 146 | #1,206 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 136 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 153 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 169 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 124 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 129 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 116 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 106 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 112 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 114 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 88 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 96 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 62 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,303 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 62 | #1,430 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,279 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 68 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 48 | #1,499 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 50 | #1,381 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 40 | #1,551 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 57 | #1,212 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 44 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 49 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 41 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 37 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,667 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,526 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,954 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 26 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,379 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,915 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,719 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,507 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,555 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,039 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,805 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,331 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,841 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,404 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,084 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mordechai reached #750 in 2018. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.