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Pronounced kon-SEP-shuhn /kɒnˈsɛpʃən/Medium

Meaning: Conception is an English spelling of the Spanish Concepcion, a devotional name honoring the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It comes through Latin conceptio, 'a conceiving', and is given in reverence for the doctrine and feast of the Conception.Low

In 30 seconds: Conception is an anglicized form of the Spanish Concepcion, a Marian name honoring the Immaculate Conception, used quietly by American families in the early twentieth century (said kon-SEP-shuhn).

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Origin MediumSpanish, Latin

MeaningConception is an English spelling of the Spanish Concepcion, a devotional name honoring the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. It comes through Latin conceptio, 'a conceiving', and is given in reverence for the doctrine and feast of the Conception.

U.S. rank (1990)#13419 ↘ Falling

1990 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1928

Total births (all-time)≈ 676

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Conception renders the Spanish Concepcion into English, keeping its devotional meaning. The name honors the Roman Catholic feast and doctrine of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, and Spanish-speaking families passed it down as an act of faith, sometimes anglicizing the spelling in the United States.

In United States records Conception was never common, drawing only a couple dozen girls a year even at its high around 1928, carried chiefly by Spanish-speaking Catholic families. It reads as a devout heritage name; a girl given it then would be of a great-grandmother's generation now.

Did you know? Conception is a translation of the Spanish Concepcion, a name given in devotion to the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception.

Overall data confidence 55%

References - Conception — anglicized Spanish Concepcion; Marian, Immaculate Conception

Variations

ConcepcionConcepcionConcha

Nicknames

ConnieConcha

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Conception mean?

It is an anglicized form of the Spanish Concepcion, a Marian name honoring the Immaculate Conception.

How do you pronounce Conception?

It's said kon-SEP-shuhn /kɒnˈsɛpʃən/, three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Conception a boy or girl name?

Conception is used as a girl's name.

Is Conception a popular name?

No, in America it was always rare, a devotional heritage name seen only faintly over the years.