# Mecca (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/mecca/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɛkə/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Macca, Makka, Makkah, Mekka |
| US babies named this | 3,118 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 830 / 2,288 (73% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 14, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Arabic مَكَّة (makka) of uncertain etymology. In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 8,066 |
| 2012 | 17 | 7,359 |
| 2013 | 18 | 6,927 |
| 2014 | 27 | 5,120 |
| 2015 | 21 | 6,173 |
| 2016 | 33 | 4,407 |
| 2017 | 37 | 4,047 |
| 2018 | 38 | 3,901 |
| 2019 | 46 | 3,429 |
| 2020 | 62 | 2,704 |
| 2021 | 40 | 3,781 |
| 2022 | 48 | 3,352 |
| 2023 | 56 | 3,004 |
| 2024 | 47 | 3,367 |
| 2025 | 25 | 5,182 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | 13,586 |
| 2012 | 12 | 6,889 |
| 2013 | 11 | 7,376 |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,926 |
| 2015 | 32 | 3,487 |
| 2016 | 34 | 3,339 |
| 2017 | 47 | 2,657 |
| 2018 | 38 | 3,085 |
| 2019 | 51 | 2,574 |
| 2020 | 55 | 2,409 |
| 2021 | 68 | 2,124 |
| 2022 | 93 | 1,777 |
| 2023 | 108 | 1,617 |
| 2024 | 91 | 1,802 |
| 2025 | 69 | 2,121 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 5,666 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.