Conrad
Conrad was the 417th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 770 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 213th; the most babies were born in 2025 (770). Over the last ten years it has moved up 205 places. More babies were named Conrad in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Meaning bold counsel · Germanic
Say it KON-rad /ˈkɑnræd/
- Rank in 2025
- #417 boys, up 134 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 770boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025770 babies
- Total since 1880
- 39,298babies recorded
What does the name Conrad mean?
Conrad comes from the Germanic name Kuonrat, from kuoni, "bold, daring", and rāt, "counsel, advice". DMNES gives these elements and lists five medieval German kings and emperors named Conrad; Wiktionary compares Old English Cēnrēd. The novelist Joseph Conrad, born in Poland as Józef Korzeniowski, made it familiar in English.
kuoni (Old High German, “bold, daring”)rāt (Old High German, “counsel, advice”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Konrad, Kurt, Connor.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean brave, names that mean wisdom.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Conrad', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Conrad', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Conrad', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Nicknames for Conrad
The usual nicknames for Conrad are Connie and Con.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie · also for Constance, Cornelius | Traditional | — | — |
| Con · also for Connor | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Conrads go by each one.
Conrad popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 16 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #417 | 770 |
| 2020 | #551 | 517 |
| 2010 | #767 | 292 |
| 2000 | #708 | 248 |
| 1990 | #619 | 266 |
| 1980 | #595 | 212 |
| 1970 | #541 | 224 |
| 1960 | #474 | 281 |
| 1950 | #344 | 383 |
| 1940 | #289 | 377 |
| 1930 | #248 | 506 |
| 1920 | #336 | 300 |
| 1910 | #346 | 53 |
| 1900 | #338 | 41 |
| 1890 | #257 | 44 |
| 1880 | #262 | 41 |
How popular is Conrad, counting every spelling?
Conrad is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #387 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #417 for Conrad on its own. Together these spellings went to 845 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad | 770 | #417 | 3,039 |
| Konrad | 75 | #2,015 | 367 |
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 Conrad?
770 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Conrad (0.21 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Conrad 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 11 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Conrad.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Conrad?
About 23,400 people born in the US named Conrad are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 11 and 60. That makes Conrad mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Conrad by state
How common Conrad was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Utah (2.6×), Idaho (2.5×), Missouri (2.3×), Iowa (2.1×), Colorado (2.0×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Mississippi, New Jersey, West Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Conrad: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Conrad, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Conrad · Sibling names for Conrad
Questions about the name Conrad
What does Conrad mean?
Conrad means “bold counsel” (Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Conrad?
Conrad was the 417th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 770 babies. Its best year was 1931, when it ranked 213th; the most babies were born in 2025 (770). Over the last ten years it has moved up 205 places. More babies were named Conrad in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Conrad a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Conrad in the US.
Where is Conrad most popular?
In 2021–2025, Conrad was most common in Utah (0.91 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Vermont.