Concepción

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Concepción

Say it: kon-thep-THYON

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Meaning

Spanish 'conception', from the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Very common in 19th- and 20th-century Spain, usually shortened to Concha or Conchita.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1920s

In the United States

6,153 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1925, about 1 in 11,900 girls
5 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Spanish Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean

The family of the name

Other spellings: Concha, Conchita, Concepcion

Catalan	Concepció
Portuguese	Conceição
Basque	Sorkunde
Italian	Concetta

Famous bearers

Concepción Arenal, Spanish writer and reformer

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InèsGirlSpanish form of Agnes, from Greek hagnē 'pure, holy'.Middle Ages · peak 1911

MontserratGirlCatalan 'serrated mountain', from the mountain and Benedictine abbey near Barcelona whose Black Virgin is patroness…Renaissance · peak 2014

EulaliaGirlGreek eulalos, 'sweetly speaking, well-spoken'.Rome · peak 1893

RosaliaGirlFrom Saint Rosalia of Palermo; usually linked to Latin rosa 'rose' or the Roman rose festival Rosalia.Victorian · peak 2020

SoledadGirlSpanish 'solitude', from Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, the Virgin in her solitude after the Crucifixion.Colonial · peak 1901

ConstanceGirlFrom Latin constantia 'steadfastness, constancy'.Middle Ages · peak 1950

KinsleyGirlFrom an English surname taken from place names, from an Old English personal name Cyne (cyne 'royal') and leah…Modern · peak 2017

Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
National birth statistics of European countries source
Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
Colonial records of the Americas
Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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