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.

12
total births
1975–1980
years on record
1980s
peak decade
58%
born in that 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.

  • 12 total births
  • 1975–1980 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 58% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Mecha's 12 recorded births place it above 27% 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

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

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 July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mecha?
12 babies have been named Mecha since 1975. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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).

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NameAlmanac. "Mecha: Baby Name Since 1975 - 12 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mecha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 July 2026.