Encarnacion
Encarnacion is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Encarnacion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Encarnacion is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Encarnacion
As a girl name
American parents first put Encarnacion on the record books as a girl name in 1911, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 12 Encarnacions were born — ranking #2,762 that year. About 54% of every Encarnacion on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Encarnacion last appeared in the published SSA data in 1935, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 132 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Encarnacion as a boy name dates back to 1892, when 6 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 26 newborns named Encarnacion — #1,460 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Encarnacion on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Encarnacion last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 851 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Encarnacion
Phonetically similar names — useful when Encarnacion is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Incarnation
- Incarnadine
- Internecine
- Incarnating
- Amerasian
- Unchristian
- Unconcern
- Unconstant
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Encarnacion
Encarnacion is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 851 births in the dataset. Encarnacion's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #1,460. Use the chart and map above to compare Encarnacion'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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