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Mordecai

boy name · Hebrew origin · 3 syllables

Meaning

traditional name of the hero of the Purim story; a name of deep Jewish heritage, often shortened to Max or Mort

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Mordecai peaked in the 1890s.

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