Mekka
The Story of Mekka
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Mekka as a girl name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Mekka — #5,888 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Mekka on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Mekka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2016, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 47 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Mekka as a boy name dates back to 2017, when 5 babies received it. 2017 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Mekka — #12,243 in the national rankings. Mekka last appeared in the published SSA data in 2017, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Mekka
Mekka is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 47 births in the dataset. Mekka's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #5,888. Use the chart and map above to compare Mekka'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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