girls:
2.2k births since 1952
#3659 (36th percentile)
boys:
669 births since 1975
#3918 (15th percentile)
overall:
2.9k births since 1952
#5038 (35th percentile)
The name Mecca is the #5,038 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 2,885 recorded births since 1952. This represents the 34.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 34.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #3,659 (36.0% percentile) for all time with 2,216 births since 1952. For boys, it ranks #3,918 (14.5% percentile) for all time with 669 births since 1975.
Mecca first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1952 (1952 for girls and 1975 for boys). Birth data for Mecca is available in 63 out of the 72 years between 1952 and 2023 (63 years for girls and 26 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Mecca has been given predominantly to girls, with 76.8% of all recorded births being female. In 2023, 34.1% of babies named Mecca were girls. Interestingly, until around 2017, the name was more popular for girls (90.0% girls from 1952 to 2016), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (58.4% boys from 2017 to 2023).
For girls, Mecca reached its peak popularity in 1995, achieving the 9.9% percentile (ranked #765) with 46 births per million. The name was most common in 1995, with 46 births per million (ranked 9.9% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2013, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Mecca ranks #896 for girls (5.4% percentile) with 32 births per million, which is 69.1% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Mecca reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 11.3% percentile (ranked #808) with 59 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 59 births per million (ranked 11.3% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2010, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Mecca is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #808 (11.3% percentile) with 59 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mecca".
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