65%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. as-thehn-SYON(European Spanish) a-sehn-SYON(Latin American Spanish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "ascension" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Related Names User SubmissionAscension PopularityDetails Last ranked #485 in 1926 France Last ranked #413 in 1980 Spain (by decade) Categories actions, Catholicism, religion, saints, Spanish words, word names