Girls' name · since 1975

Mecha

Mecha has 12 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#52,092 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade

Mecha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1975.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mecha has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 1980.

  • #52,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1975
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mecha ranks #52,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.

#52,092 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1975
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mecha's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Mecha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Mecha's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Mecha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1980

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19751980 7

Mecha by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1980s was Mecha's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Mecha births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mecha?
12 babies have been named Mecha since 1975. All-time, it sits at #52,092 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
Where does Mecha sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mecha ranks #52,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mecha most popular?
Mecha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Mecha been used?
Mecha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 6 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Mecha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mechelle, Mecca, Mechele, Mechell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mecha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1975–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mecha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.