Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Mecca

Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #5,182 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,182
among girls · ↓1,815 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
94
named Mecca · -32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
164 babies
All-time total
3,118
#4,301 all-time among girls
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Mecca popularity over time

3,118 babies have been named Mecca since 1952, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 5 – 5 1 – #6,128
1960s 68 – 68 7 +1260% #3,277
1970s 317 6 323 32 +375% #2,042
1980s 300 – 300 30 -7% #2,086
1990s 640 47 687 69 +129% #1,664
2000s 413 51 464 46 -32% #2,448
2010s 267 242 509 51 +10% #3,429
2020s (to 2025) 278 484 762 127 +150% #2,704

Where Mecca is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 24 0.01 outside top 500
2029 23 0.01 outside top 500
2030 23 0.01 outside top 500

Where Mecca is most popular

Girls named Mecca per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.027 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Maryland.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Mecca born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Pennsylvania 22 0.093 +249%
Georgia 18 0.079 +198%
Maryland 5 0.047 +77%
California 11 0.013 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Texas – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Mecca

Mecca is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,182 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 3,118 American babies have been named Mecca, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 164 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Mecca stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Mecca?

The median living Mecca is about 22 years old; half are between 6 and 33. An estimated 3,100 people named Mecca are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Mecca year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,182 69 #2,121
2024 47 #3,367 91 #1,802
2023 56 #3,004 108 #1,617
2022 48 #3,352 93 #1,777
2021 40 #3,781 68 #2,124
2020 62 #2,704 55 #2,409
2019 46 #3,429 51 #2,574
2018 38 #3,901 38 #3,085
2017 37 #4,047 47 #2,657
2016 33 #4,407 34 #3,339
2015 21 #6,173 32 #3,487
2014 27 #5,120 12 #6,926
2013 18 #6,927 11 #7,376
2012 17 #7,359 12 #6,889
2011 15 #8,066 – –
2010 15 #8,165 5 #13,586
2009 23 #6,025 – –
2008 34 #4,518 6 #12,061
2007 29 #5,053 5 #13,716
2006 48 #3,400 – –
2005 41 #3,626 6 #11,013
2004 42 #3,547 10 #7,358
2003 36 #3,852 5 #12,103
2002 49 #3,000 12 #5,954
2001 48 #2,999 – –
2000 63 #2,448 7 #8,805
1995 89 #1,664 7 #7,524
1990 36 #3,125 – –
1985 32 #2,910 – –
1980 50 #2,086 – –
1975 43 #2,042 6 #5,222
1970 21 #3,170 – –
1965 5 #7,174 – –
1960 6 #6,147 – –
1955 – – – –
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1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Mecca, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Mecca?

The median living Mecca is about 22 years old. Half of all living Meccas are between 6 and 33 years old.

How many people named Mecca are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Mecca are alive in the United States, based on 3,118 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Mecca in 2025?

Mecca ranked #5,182 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Mecca?

3,118 babies have been named Mecca in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Mecca most popular?

Mecca peaked in 2023, when 164 newborns received the name.

Is Mecca a boy or girl name?

Mecca is used for both: about 73% of babies named Mecca have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Mecca rising or falling?

Mecca is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Mecca become more popular?

Mecca is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 23 girls named Mecca in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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