Masculine dossier · first seen 1912

Mordecai

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Mordecai
Creator: Social Security Administration

Rising Gaining cultural share

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1912Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

25.3%

2024

All-time

1,580

Mordecai is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 2022, when 99 boys were named Mordecai.

In 2024, only 74 boys were given the name.

All told, about 1,580 Americans have been named Mordecai and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1912.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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