Is Mecca a boy or girl name?
Mecca is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 47 girls and 89 boys were named Mecca, so 34.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 74.9% of the 3,022 US babies named Mecca were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,824
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,352
- Babies named Mecca since 1952
- 3,022
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Mecca, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 317 | 98.1% |
| 1980s | 0 | 300 | 100% |
| 1990s | 47 | 640 | 93.2% |
| 2000s | 51 | 413 | 89% |
| 2010s | 242 | 267 | 52.5% |
| 2020s | 413 | 253 | 38% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89 | #1,824 | 47 | #3,352 |
| 2023 | 108 | #1,616 | 56 | #3,002 |
| 2022 | 93 | #1,777 | 48 | #3,349 |
| 2021 | 68 | #2,123 | 40 | #3,777 |
| 2020 | 55 | #2,409 | 62 | #2,701 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2,574 | 46 | #3,429 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3,084 | 38 | #3,900 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,657 | 37 | #4,047 |
| 2016 | 34 | #3,339 | 33 | #4,407 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,486 | 21 | #6,171 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,923 | 27 | #5,119 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,376 | 18 | #6,926 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,887 | 17 | #7,358 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,065 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,585 | 15 | #8,164 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,024 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,059 | 34 | #4,518 |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,715 | 29 | #5,053 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,400 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,012 | 41 | #3,626 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,356 | 42 | #3,547 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,103 | 36 | #3,852 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,954 | 49 | #3,000 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,999 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,805 | 63 | #2,448 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,342 | 77 | #2,031 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,304 | 80 | #1,912 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,943 | 66 | #2,125 |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,085 | 79 | #1,854 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,523 | 89 | #1,664 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,821 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,231 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,901 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,265 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,125 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,080 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,592 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,590 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,608 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,911 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,890 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,758 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,228 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,598 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,085 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,559 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,911 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,201 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,240 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,222 | 43 | #2,042 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,971 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,485 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,797 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,521 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,170 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,277 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,924 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,619 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,173 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,511 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,212 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,144 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,146 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,129 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mecca reached #1,616 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,664 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.