Mecca Boy & girl
How popular is Mecca?
#2,108 boy name in 2025
69 baby boys were named Mecca in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
Mecca popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,108 for boys (▼ 313 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 69 boys, 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+116% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,430 in 2015, #2,391 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (108 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,608 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 60% boys, 40% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Mecca counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Mecca family of names ranked #1,497 for boys in 2025 (#1,311 the year before), with 94 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mecca | 69 | 73% |
| Mekai | 13 | 14% |
| Mehkai | 12 | 13% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Mecca is most popular
Babies named Mecca per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Mecca by decade
Boy names about as popular as Mecca
Questions
- Is Mecca a boy or girl name?
- Mecca is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 60% of babies named Mecca were boys and 40% were girls.
- How popular is the name Mecca?
- 69 baby boys were named Mecca in the US in 2025, making it the 2108th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
- When was Mecca most popular?
- Mecca peaked in 2023, when 108 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,608 in 2023.
- How many people are named Mecca?
- 3,118 babies have been named Mecca in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,064 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Mecca most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Mecca was most common in Maryland, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.