Recorded 2004–2014 Girls' name Peak 2006 36 births

Mekah — girls' name

36 babies named Mekah in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

36 girls have been named Mekah since 2004, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

36
total births
2004–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Mekah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

9 babies were named Mekah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekah

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Mekah between 2004 and 2014, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mekah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mekah at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

36

Since 2004

11 years of records

Peak year

2006

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

2004

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2014

Mekah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2004

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2006)
9
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Mekah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
20 births that decade — 56% of Mekah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekah?
36 babies have been named Mekah since 2004. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2006 with 9 births.
When was Mekah most popular?
Mekah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Mekah been used?
Mekah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 11 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Mekah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mekayla, Mekenzie, Meka, Meklit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.