Boy · Babylonian, through Hebrew
Mordecai
Say it: MOR-deh-ky
Meaning
Probably from the name of the Babylonian god Marduk.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in Jewish families and occasionally by Puritans.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 1,254 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 20,600 boys
- 83 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Mordechai
| French | Mardochée |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Mardoqueo |
| Italian | Mardocheo |
| German | Mordechaj |
| Hebrew | Mordechai |
Famous bearers
- Mordecai, cousin of Esther
- Mordecai Richler, Canadian novelist
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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