Mecca

Mecca is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Mecca are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleMedium

Male 12%Female 88%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 12% male / 88% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 256 male / 1,924 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Mecca

To address Mecca when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mecca," in English, "Guten Tag Mecca," in German. About 12% of people named Mecca are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mecca,

German

Guten Tag Mecca,

French

Bonjour Mecca,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mecca:

Chinese

Mecca您好：

Japanese

Mecca様

English

Hi Mecca,

German

Hi Mecca,

French

Salut Mecca,

Spanish

Hola Mecca,

Chinese

Mecca你好：

Japanese

Meccaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Mecca by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	12%

United States birth data

256 male · 1,924 female · 2,180 births recorded

Male 12%Female 88%

Since 1980: 14% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mecca a male or female name?

Mecca is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Mecca are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Mecca in an email?

Is Mecca a unisex name?

Mecca is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Mecca are men. Mecca leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Mecca a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mecca (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_mecca,
  title  = {Is Mecca a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mecca},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}