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Why parents love Mordecai- Mordecai SAVED the entire Jewish people.
- Esther's cousin — the Purim hero.
- Three syllables with a powerful, Hebrew sound: MOR-deh-ky.
- The meaning warrior IS maximally protective.
- The most dramatically saving name.
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The vibe of Mordecai
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Origin & history of Mordecai
Babylonian Marduk
→ Hebrew Mordecai
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Hebrew / Persian roots
Mordecai IS Esther's cousin who SAVED the Jewish people from genocide — the Purim story.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew — Book of Esther.
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Today
Mordecai remains a beloved choice, ranking #2038 in the US. 1,580 babies have been named Mordecai since 1912.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Mordecai?
2022
peak year
The name Mordecai reached its peak in 2022, with 99 registrations (ranked #1715). The name has actually been around since 1912 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2038) today, averaging about 73 new babies per year. Mordecai's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 1,580 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
99
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,715)
(ranked #1,715)
73
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
730
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,580
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Mordecai5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Mordecai's Life Path 9 is the humanitarian's number — people-saving humanitarianism. People named Mordecai tend to be powerful, protective, and gifted at saving entire peoples.
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Saved entire Jewish people✦
Esther's-cousin◈
Purim-hero◎
Warrior-protective♡
Dramatically-savingM4
O6
R9
D4
E5
C3
A1
I9
Sum: 41 → Life path 5
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Personality of Mordecai🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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