Recorded 1995–2001 Unisex name Peak 1995 16 births

Mekkah — unisex name

16 babies named Mekkah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s5

The verdict

16 girls have been named Mekkah since 1995, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

16
total births
1995–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Mekkah was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

6 babies were named Mekkah in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mekkah

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Mekkah between 1995 and 2001, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mekkah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Mekkah is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mekkah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Mekkah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mekkah 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 16 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.

Mekkah at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

16

Since 1995

7 years of records

Peak year

1995

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1995

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2001

Mekkah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1995

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1995)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 200119981995 6

Mekkah popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2020 (Mekkah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20222020 5

Mekkah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 69% of Mekkah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mekkah?
16 babies have been named Mekkah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1995 with 6 births.
When was Mekkah most popular?
Mekkah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Is Mekkah a unisex name?
Yes, Mekkah is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 16 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Mekkah been used?
Mekkah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 7 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Mekkah?
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, 1995–2001 (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.