Girl · #17,168 in 2026

Conchita

Conchita is originally a diminutive for the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. Conxita is the Catalan equivalent. Conchita is also the diminutive of concha (seashell).

  • Spanish
Current Rank
#17,168
Peak Rank
#1,807 (1962)
Total Babies
1K
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1911
First Year
2006
Last Year
1962
Peak Year
#1807
Peak Rank
1K
Total Count
85
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Conchita

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Conchita is originally a diminutive for the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. Conxita is the Catalan equivalent. Conchita is also the diminutive of concha (seashell).

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Spanish

The Story of Conchita

American parents first put Conchita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1911, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 40 Conchitas were born — ranking #1,807 that year. Conchita last appeared in the published SSA data in 2006, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Conchita

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Conchita. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Notable people named Conchita

A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.

  • Conchita Anes (1929/30–2004), Gibraltarian politician
  • Conchita Badía , Spanish soprano and pianist
  • Conchita Cabrera de Armida (1862–1937), Mexican author and mystic
  • Conchita Campbell (born 1995), Canadian actress
  • Conchita Carpio Morales (born 1941), Philippine Ombudsman
  • Conchita Cintrón (1922–2009), Peruvian bullfighter
  • Conchita Leeflang , Surinamese singer
  • Conxita Marsol Riart (born 1960), Andorran lawyer and politician

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Names that sound like Conchita

Phonetically similar names — useful when Conchita is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Conchita

What does the name Conchita mean?
Conchita is originally a diminutive for the Spanish feminine given name Concepción. Conxita is the Catalan equivalent. Conchita is also the diminutive of concha (seashell).
What is the origin of the name Conchita?
Conchita has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Spanish.
How popular is Conchita in 2026?
In 2026, Conchita ranks #17,168 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Conchita most popular?
Conchita reached its peak popularity in 1962, ranking #1,807 that year with 40 babies given the name.
In which U.S. states is Conchita most popular?
Conchita has historically been most popular in Hawaii, District of Columbia, Arizona. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Conchita.
Is Conchita a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Conchita is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Conchita?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Conchita include Monette, Earla, Kyrah. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Conchita?
Common variants and related forms of Conchita include Chita, Concepción, Concha. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Conchita

Conchita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Conchita's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,807. Use the chart and map above to compare Conchita'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 .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.