Given name & surname
Concha
“refers to the Immaculate Conception”
In Spanish use, Concha is a diminutive of Concepción. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the Immaculate Conception.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Concha is a diminutive of Concepción. One Spanish interpretation is “refers to the Immaculate Conception.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Spanish use, Concha is a diminutive of Concepción. An origin associated with Concepción is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish use, Concha is used as an affectionate form of Concepcion.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1903. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Concha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,696
- 0 boys · 1,696 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 76 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 76 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 598 as a first name in 2020; 1,985 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Concha’s family of names
Concha is an affectionate form of CONCEPCION. Concha has a related form in Conchita. In Spanish usage, Concha has a diminutive in Conchita.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Concha
- Concha VelascoSpanish actress-singer1939–2023
- Concha PiquerSpanish singer (1906-1990)
- Concha MéndezSpanish writer (1898–1986)
- Concha García CampoySpanish journalist and personality1958–2013
- Concha Pérez ColladoSpanish trade unionist (1915-2014)
- Concha AndreuSpanish oenologist and politicianborn 1967
- Concha JerezSpanish artist (born 1941)
- Concha LiañoSpanish activist1916–2014
- Concha IbáñezSpanish painter and writer (1926–2022)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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