Conception Name Popularity and Statistics

Conception is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record1990
Total Recorded U.S. Births676
First Year on Record1905

Conception popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
1990Girls5#12,958
1986Girls5#10,912
1978Girls6#8,562
1974Girls5#8,775
1971Girls5#8,324
1969Girls6#6,617
1968Girls5#7,016
1966Girls9#4,493
1965Girls7#5,289
1964Girls9#4,636
1963Girls6#5,891
1962Girls7#5,293
1961Girls11#4,009
1960Girls7#5,168
1959Girls7#5,031
1958Girls8#4,520
1956Girls8#4,467
1955Girls8#4,376
1954Girls5#5,753
1953Girls10#3,687
1952Girls7#4,483
1951Girls14#2,810
1950Girls5#5,301
1949Girls12#2,999

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1928 · Girls

26 recorded births and rank #1,589.

1933 · Girls

22 recorded births and rank #1,606.

1929 · Girls

22 recorded births and rank #1,704.

1924 · Girls

22 recorded births and rank #1,872.

Where Conception ranked highest in 1953

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

TX
Rank #1,054 · 6 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Conception