Conall
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KON-al
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #820 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #5,044 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland, big in Northern Ireland
Conall is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “strong wolf”. In 2025 it ranked 820th for boys in the UK (44 babies) and 5,044th for boys in the US (19 babies).
What does Conall mean?
Irish: from Old Irish elements for wolf or hound and strong
“strong wolf”
Conall Cernach was a great warrior of the Red Branch in the Ulster Cycle of Irish myth.
Is Conall a girl's or a boy's name?
Conall is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the UK and 19 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Conall in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 820th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44 about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were named Conall, making it the 820th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 710th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 74 boys.
Half of all the boys named Conall in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 69 boys in the UK were given Conall or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #562, up from #820 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales, 298th in Scotland and 143rd in Northern Ireland.
Conall in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #820 |
| 2024 | 40 | #863 |
| 2023 | 49 | #760 |
| 2022 | 51 | #732 |
| 2021 | 62 | #654 |
| 2020 | 53 | #710 |
| 2019 | 33 | #970 |
| 2018 | 40 | #860 |
| 2017 | 42 | #844 |
| 2016 | 43 | #822 |
| 2015 | 45 | #790 |
| 2014 | 31 | #1,005 |
| 2013 | 50 | #729 |
| 2012 | 43 | #815 |
| 2011 | 49 | #721 |
| 2010 | 47 | #727 |
| 2009 | 52 | #672 |
| 2008 | 54 | #644 |
| 2007 | 52 | #634 |
| 2006 | 55 | #589 |
| 2005 | 62 | #507 |
| 2004 | 55 | #525 |
| 2003 | 56 | #484 |
| 2002 | 51 | #481 |
| 2001 | 61 | #421 |
| 2000 | 55 | #435 |
| 1999 | 52 | #466 |
| 1998 | 74 | #360 |
| 1997 | 55 | #432 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Conall in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,044th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 90,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the US were named Conall, making it the 5,044th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
2025 had fewer boys named Conall than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Conall in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 57 boys in the US were given Conall or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,037, up from #5,044 for this spelling alone.
- Connell 38
- Conall 19
Conall in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 2024 | 32 | #3,522 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 28 | #3,876 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 23 | #4,333 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,104 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 41 | #2,884 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,021 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,013 |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,158 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,524 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,438 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,670 |
| 2000 | 16 | #4,567 |
| 1999 | 20 | #3,699 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
Names like Conall
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Ronan, Aiden, Declan, Kian, Caelan, Kayden, Keegan, Brayden, Conlan, Brody, Callan
Other spellings of Conall
Names related to Conall
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Conall: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/conall, updated 20 October 2026.