Mordecai · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 92 recorded years as a table

Mordecai, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	14
1913	18
1914	12
1916	9
1920	5
1921	5
1922	8
1924	6
1925	8
1926	5
1927	4
1928	5
1929	10
1930	5
1931	11
1932	6
1933	10
1935	6
1936	5
1939	9
1942	4
1943	5
1944	5
1945	4
1946	3
1947	3
1948	3
1949	3
1950	4
1951	5
1953	3
1954	5
1955	2
1956	2
1957	5
1958	4
1959	4
1960	6
1961	3
1962	4
1963	4
1965	7
1966	3
1967	3
1968	3
1969	3
1971	3
1972	5
1973	6
1977	6
1978	3
1979	3
1980	3
1981	6
1982	7
1983	4
1984	5
1986	3
1987	4
1988	4
1992	5
1994	5
1995	3
1997	3
1998	5
1999	6
2000	5
2001	4
2002	6
2003	9
2004	12
2005	10
2006	10
2007	6
2008	9
2009	12
2010	11
2011	15
2012	20
2013	27
2014	27
2015	30
2016	36
2017	35
2018	35
2019	40
2020	49
2021	41
2022	57
2023	47
2024	43
2025	41

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Mordecai isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 70
Rank in 2025: #2,091
How rare: 1 in 24,401 boys
Since 1912: 1,650

Most popular in 2022, at 57 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 38% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.