unisex NAME · CURRENTLY #2121

Mecca

MEK-uh

“The name of Islam’s holy city; the original etymology of the Arabic place-name is uncertain.”

A place-derived name referring to the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Mecca has traveled through time

61960 51965 211970 491975 501980 321985 361990 961995 702000 472005 202010 532015 1172020 942025
LATEST YEAR202594 births
PEAK RANK#1617in 2023
CURRENT USAGE26.6% F73.4% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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