Makkah
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam, the holiest city in Islam and is the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Meaning & Origin of Makkah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejazi region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam, the holiest city in Islam and is the birthplace of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
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Etymology
Origin & history
The Story of Makkah
As a girl name
Makkah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 17 births, good for #6,689 nationwide. About 71% of every Makkah on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Makkah ranks #8,188 for girls with 12 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 129 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Makkah as a boy name dates back to 2021, when 7 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Makkah — #9,707 in the national rankings. Makkah last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Makkah
Makkah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 129 births in the dataset. Makkah's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,689. Use the chart and map above to compare Makkah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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