Conan
Conan was the 1678th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1087th; the most babies were born in 2025 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved up 604 places. More babies were named Conan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,678 boys, up 515 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202598 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,438babies recorded
Conan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,678 | 98 |
| 2020 | #2,193 | 63 |
| 2010 | #3,188 | 35 |
| 2000 | #3,322 | 25 |
| 1990 | #4,210 | 13 |
| 1980 | #1,261 | 54 |
| 1970 | #1,468 | 33 |
| 1960 | #2,565 | 11 |
| 1950 | #3,387 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,664 | 6 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Conan, counting every spelling?
Conan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,386 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,678 for Conan on its own. Together these spellings went to 122 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conan | 98 | #1,678 | 389 |
| Konan | 24 | #4,327 | 81 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Conan?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Conan (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Conan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Conan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Conan?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Conan are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 9 and 47. That makes Conan mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Conan by state
How common Conan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Conan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Conan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Conan
How popular is the name Conan?
Conan was the 1678th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1087th; the most babies were born in 2025 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved up 604 places. More babies were named Conan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Conan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Conan in the US.
Where is Conan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Conan was most common in California (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and Arizona.