Meaning and history
The name means “servant of Marduk” in Persian. In the Old Testament, Mordecai is Esther’s cousin and foster father; he thwarted a plot to assassinate the Persian king but also became the enemy of the king’s chief advisor, Haman.
20062006: 20 births, rank #4,520
2007: 12 births, rank #6,622
2008: 19 births, rank #4,901
2009: 24 births, rank #4,160
2010: 21 births, rank #4,517
20112011: 29 births, rank #3,605
2012: 38 births, rank #3,002
2013: 51 births, rank #2,424
2014: 52 births, rank #2,429
2015: 57 births, rank #2,300
20162016: 68 births, rank #2,066
2017: 64 births, rank #2,130
2018: 63 births, rank #2,189
2019: 71 births, rank #2,042
2020: 84 births, rank #1,788
20212021: 71 births, rank #2,060
2022: 99 births, rank #1,706
2023: 80 births, rank #1,941
2024: 74 births, rank #2,042
20252025: 70 births, rank #2,091
In 2025, 70 babies were recorded with the name Mordecai, ranking #2,091 among boys.