Mordechai

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A few things about Mordechai you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mordechai

Mordechai Spiegler

Israeli footballer and manager

Choose Mordechai and your child shares a first name with Mordechai Spiegler, an Israeli footballer and manager. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mordechai, like who?” Mordechai Spiegler's Wikipedia article is available in 31 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 7,179 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mordechai, 238 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mordechai would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMordechai first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2018, when it reached #748.
• 📈Then vs nowMordechai is 2.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 16,920 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 7,179.
• 🍂TrendMordechai has slipped 90 places over the last five years and now sits at #965. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMordechai is most popular in New York, where it ranks #133, followed by New Jersey (#139). It's in the top 1,000 in 2 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Mordechai means “servant of Marduk”.

About the name Mordechai

Mordechai is a boy name meaning “servant of Marduk”. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-hai”. US birth records list Mordechai for boys from 1950 to 2025, in 73 of those 76 years. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked #748 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #965, with 238 babies.