Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mecca through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,118
- 830 boys · 2,288 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 164 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,121 for boys · #5,182 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +46%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 60% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 69 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,121 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 90.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 25 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,915 as a first name in 2020; 1,666 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mecca’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Mecca, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Merit
“from the boundary's gate” · “one who deserves good fortune”
44% boys · 56% girls
Maze
“one who provides aid”
60% boys · 40% girls
Meritt
“from the boundary's gate” · “one who deserves good fortune”
36% boys · 64% girls
Mills
“one who lives near the mill”
75% boys · 25% girls
Ever
“resembling a wild boar”
60% boys · 40% girls
Prescott
“from the priest's cottage”
69% boys · 31% girls
Elis
“Jehovah is my God”
46% boys · 54% girls
Milan
“from the city in Italy; one who is gracious” · “an eager and hardworking man”
70% boys · 30% girls