Connal
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KON-al
- Origin
- Irish
Connal is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “strong wolf”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Connal mean?
Irish: spelling of Conall; 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.
Meaning borrowed from Conall.
Is Connal a girl's or a boy's name?
Connal is a boys' name.
How popular is Connal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Connal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Connal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 2 | #6,336 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 2 | #6,266 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 2 | #5,689 |
| 2006 | 2 | #5,314 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 2 | #3,878 |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
Names like Connal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Conlan Regan Brogan Keelan Keegan Conan Keenan Conall Ryan Caoimhin Rogan
Names related to Connal
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Casey Kennedy Callan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Connal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/connal, updated 20 October 2026.