Conal
Boy · KON-al · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Conal is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “strong wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Conal mean?
Irish: spelling of Conall
“strong wolf”
A simplified spelling of Conall, the name of the Ulster hero Conall Cernach.
- Say it
- KON-al
Is Conal a girl's or a boy's name?
Conal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Conal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Conal, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2005, with 53 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Conal since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Conal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 69 boys in the UK were given Conal or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #562, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Conal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 15 | #1,723 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,489 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 25 | #1,102 |
| 2007 | 34 | #858 |
| 2006 | 29 | #914 |
| 2005 | 53 | #562 |
| 2004 | 40 | #665 |
| 2003 | 26 | #862 |
| 2002 | 27 | #770 |
| 2001 | 25 | #768 |
| 2000 | 45 | #501 |
| 1999 | 23 | #782 |
| 1998 | 36 | #569 |
| 1997 | 38 | #535 |
| 1996 | 21 | #768 |
Names like Conal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conlan Aiden Declan Keegan Brogan Caelan Brayden Finn Keelan Ronan Regan Kian
Other spellings of Conal
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