Asencion
The Story of Asencion
As a girl name
Asencion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1903, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 10 Asencions were born — ranking #3,144 that year. As of 2026, Asencion ranks #4,342 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 110 Asencions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Asencion first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 17 Asencions were born — ranking #1,964 that year. As of 2026, Asencion ranks #12,366 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 379 Asencions have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Asencion
Phonetically similar names — useful when Asencion is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ascension
- Asuncion
- Assentient
- Essential
- Dissention
- Ascensions
- Assession
- Esencia
- Assenting
- Attention
- Dissension
- Abstention
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Asencion
Asencion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 379 births in the dataset. Asencion's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,964. Use the chart and map above to compare Asencion's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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