Entry № 0199 · Spanish origin

Asunción Asunción — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Spanish

Meaning

"Assumption (of the Virgin Mary)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Spanish)

The meaning

A name that means "assumption (of the virgin mary)".

Asunción is the Spanish word for "assumption" — the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, the Catholic feast on August 15. Also the capital of Paraguay ("Our Lady of the Assumption").

Asunción is widely used in Spain and Latin America.

Assumption. The Spanish Marian, capital of Paraguay.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Asunción

Transliteration: Asunción
Pronunciation: / ˌɑː.suːnˈsjoʊn /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Asunción stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Asunción · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Asuncións before her.

Real people

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress.

1925 – 2019

In fiction

Asunción

Common in Spanish fiction.

Names connected to Asunción.

Numerology

The number behind Asunción.

The Seeker

Asunción reduces to seven — the number of Spanish Assumption.

Parents on Asunción

Why families chose this name.

"Assumption. Eight letters. Asunción."

Lucia · Mother of one · Madrid