How Many People Are Named Mecca?
people named Mecca are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 111,840 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,118 babies named Mecca in Social Security records from 1952 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
164 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mecca, 73.1% were girls and 26.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Mecca fell from 98.1% in the 1970s to 36.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mecca alive today is about 22 years old, and 67% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mecca first appears in the records in 1952 and was given most often in 2023, to 164 babies. In 2025, 94 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1952 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mecca has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,660, in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #5,181. Among boys, its best rank was #1,617, in 2023.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,181 | #2,121 |
| Best rank | #1,660 (1995) | #1,617 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,171 in the 1990s | #1,921 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mecca alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mecca were born in New York than in any other state: about 251 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mecca was given 6.1 times as often in New Jersey, 4.3 times in Pennsylvania and 3.8 times in New York.
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