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Connall

Gender
Boy
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Origin
Irish

Connall is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “strong wolf”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Connall 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 Connall a girl's or a boy's name?

Connall is a boys' name.

How popular is Connall in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 11 boys.

Half of all the boys named Connall in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 11 in 19972024
Connall in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20243#5,198
20231#6,556
20223#5,017
20213#4,989
20205#3,502
20191#6,258
20181#6,277
20170–
20161#6,416
20154#4,086
20143#4,829
20134#4,008
20120–
20118#2,503
20101#6,148
20090–
20082#5,878
20071#5,736
20061#5,377
20055#2,885
20046#2,399
20034#2,990
20027#1,900
200111#1,369
20007#1,775
199910#1,352
19987#1,727
199711#1,241
199610#1,290

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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, “Connall: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/connall, updated 20 October 2026.