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Mordechai

Mordechai: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“possibly follower of Marduk”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
mor-duh-KHYE · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical Hebrew form of Mordecai. The name’s origin is usually linked to the Babylonian god Marduk, though the exact etymology is uncertain.

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How popular is Mordechai?

202470.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mordechai in 2024233

2024 rank#962 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18806,578

Mordechai has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Mordechai

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Mordechai questions

What does the name Mordechai mean?

Mordechai means "possibly follower of Marduk". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew form of Mordecai. The name’s origin is usually linked to the Babylonian god Marduk, though the exact etymology is uncertain.

Is Mordechai a boy or girl name?

Mordechai is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mordechai?

233 US babies were named Mordechai in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Mordechai?

Mordechai is usually pronounced mor-duh-KHYE.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.