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Mecca
Pronounced /ˈmɛkə/
Rank in 2024
#3,346
Born in 2024
47
Peak year
1995 · #1655
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 47 girls were named Mecca, about 1 in every 34,323.
- It peaked in 1995 with 89 babies, ranked #1655.
- It first shows up in the records in 1952.
- 2,263 girls have been named Mecca since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Mecca per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0Greatest1901–27
- 0Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 0 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 30 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen X: 410 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 667 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 683 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 473 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Arabic مَكَّة (makka) of uncertain etymology. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “via Ottoman Turkish?”) In American place names, in reference to the Arabian city.
- (uncommon) A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈmɛkə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Mecca, CC BY-SA 4.0.