How Many People Are Named Conception?
An estimated 208 people in the United States have the first name Conception. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Conception peaked in popularity in 1928 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Conception as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Conception paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Conception is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
208
About 1 in 1,647,857 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1928
26 births
Total Registered
676
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Conception
Conception is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 676 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Conception as a female name
Ranked #13,419 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1928 (26 births)
Conception: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Conception span from the 1900s to the 1990s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 176 babies were registered. Conception has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Conception by Decade
How has Conception tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Conception by State
Birth registrations for Conception span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in Hawaii, Arizona, California. On average, about 56 Conceptions were registered per state.
Conception + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Conception as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Conception
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Conception: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Conception?
We estimate approximately 208 people named Conception are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,647,857 Americans share this first name.
Is Conception a common name?
Conception is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 676 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Conception most popular?
Conception reached peak popularity in 1928, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Conception is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Conception a female name?
Conception is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Conception Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Conception Smith, Conception Johnson, Conception Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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