Mecca

Unisex

Mecca has been given to 3,118 babies in the U.S. since 1952. It peaked in 2023.

Meaning & origin /ˈmɛkə/

From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka)API of uncertain etymology. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “via Ottoman Turkish?”)API In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

3,118

Peak year

2023 (164 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1952

10-year trend

▲ +77%

Gender split

73% girls / 27% boys

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