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Mordecai Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Mordecai?

In 2018 the rare name Mordecai, ranked the 2,190th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Mordecai would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,044 in 1913.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 68 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Mordecai was less than 5, most recently in 1996.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Mordecai occurred roughly during the years 2001-2004, and 2007-2016.

Mordecai's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Mordecai lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mordecai?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The name Mordecai is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Mordecai (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 63 2,190
2017 64 2,141
2016 68 2,077
2015 57 2,316
2014 52 2,451
2013 51 2,450
2012 38 3,036
2011 28 3,747
2010 21 4,632
2009 24 4,231
2008 19 5,007
2007 12 6,941
2006 20 4,625
2005 19 4,575
2004 23 3,960
2003 16 4,966
2002 12 5,956
2001 8 8,059
2000 10 6,676
1999 11 5,922
1998 10 6,154
1997 6 8,915
1996 < 5 --
1995 6 8,526
1994 9 6,187
1993 < 5 --
1992 10 5,527
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 7 6,237
1987 8 5,290
1986 6 6,464
1985 < 5 --
1984 9 4,438
1983 7 5,289
1982 12 3,617
1981 10 4,047
1980 6 5,998
1979 6 5,825
1978 5 6,457
1977 10 3,760
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 < 5 --
1973 10 3,369
1972 8 3,849
1971 5 5,411
1970 < 5 --
1969 6 4,258
1968 5 4,547
1967 6 3,838
1966 6 3,800
1965 13 2,339
1964 < 5 --
1963 8 3,241
1962 8 3,222
1961 6 3,934
1960 12 2,500
1959 8 3,201
1958 8 3,193
1957 11 2,590
1956 5 4,300
1955 5 4,207
1954 10 2,682
1953 6 3,674
1952 < 5 --
1951 9 2,795
1950 7 3,232
1949 6 3,586
1948 5 4,021
1947 6 3,631
1946 5 3,860
1945 6 3,210
1944 7 3,037
1943 7 3,147
1942 5 3,912
1941 < 5 --
1940 < 5 --
1939 10 2,396
1938 < 5 --
1937 < 5 --
1936 5 3,905
1935 6 3,527
1934 < 5 --
1933 10 2,488
1932 6 3,646
1931 11 2,428
1930 6 3,875
1929 11 2,552
1928 5 4,543
1927 5 4,607
1926 6 4,050
1925 9 3,068
1924 7 3,734
1923 < 5 --
1922 9 3,166
1921 5 4,771
1920 5 4,755
1919 < 5 --
1918 < 5 --
1917 < 5 --
1916 8 3,098
1915 < 5 --
1914 8 2,578
1913 9 2,044
1912 6 2,464
1911 < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.