Conrad
Boy · KON-rad · Germanic
Conrad is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “bold counsel”. In 2025 it ranked 916th for boys in the UK (37 babies) and 417th for boys in the US (770 babies).
What does Conrad mean?
Germanic: from Germanic kuoni, bold, and rad, counsel
“bold counsel”
Borne by several medieval German kings, and by the novelist Joseph Conrad, author of Heart of Darkness.
- Say it
- KON-rad
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Is Conrad a girl's or a boy's name?
Conrad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 boys in the UK and 770 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Conrad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #916among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 8,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were named Conrad, making it the 916th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 914th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 111 boys.
2025 had more boys named Conrad than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Conrad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were given Conrad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #741, up from #916 for this spelling alone.
- Conrad 37
- Konrad 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales, 762nd in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.
Conrad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #916 |
| 2024 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2023 | 22 | #1,322 |
| 2022 | 31 | #1,048 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,481 |
| 2020 | 35 | #914 |
| 2019 | 24 | #1,193 |
| 2018 | 45 | #796 |
| 2017 | 45 | #817 |
| 2016 | 39 | #884 |
| 2015 | 48 | #747 |
| 2014 | 51 | #708 |
| 2013 | 66 | #597 |
| 2012 | 47 | #769 |
| 2011 | 71 | #554 |
| 2010 | 71 | #547 |
| 2009 | 81 | #493 |
| 2008 | 85 | #473 |
| 2007 | 76 | #498 |
| 2006 | 111 | #348 |
| 2005 | 105 | #335 |
| 2004 | 75 | #411 |
| 2003 | 54 | #499 |
| 2002 | 44 | #541 |
| 2001 | 48 | #481 |
| 2000 | 60 | #413 |
| 1999 | 62 | #402 |
| 1998 | 70 | #380 |
| 1997 | 65 | #398 |
| 1996 | 41 | #487 |
How popular is Conrad in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #417among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 770about 1 in 2,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 770 boys in the US were named Conrad, making it the 417th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 551st.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Conrad of any year since the records began in 1880.
Half of all the boys named Conrad in the US since 1880 were born between 1935 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 845 boys in the US were given Conrad or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #392, up from #417 for this spelling alone.
- Conrad 770
- Konrad 75
Conrad in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 770 | #417 |
| 2024 | 658 | #468 |
| 2023 | 551 | #536 |
| 2022 | 512 | #575 |
| 2021 | 548 | #537 |
| 2020 | 517 | #551 |
| 2019 | 541 | #526 |
| 2018 | 519 | #542 |
| 2017 | 469 | #577 |
| 2016 | 462 | #591 |
| 2015 | 432 | #622 |
| 2014 | 406 | #649 |
| 2013 | 345 | #694 |
| 2012 | 314 | #738 |
| 2011 | 280 | #792 |
| 2010 | 292 | #767 |
| 2009 | 310 | #745 |
| 2008 | 294 | #755 |
| 2007 | 261 | #820 |
| 2006 | 264 | #784 |
| 2005 | 222 | #834 |
| 2004 | 254 | #737 |
| 2003 | 263 | #710 |
| 2002 | 232 | #746 |
| 2001 | 266 | #680 |
| 2000 | 248 | #704 |
| 1999 | 295 | #616 |
| 1998 | 298 | #613 |
| 1997 | 280 | #619 |
| 1996 | 244 | #672 |
| 1995 | 279 | #614 |
| 1994 | 295 | #609 |
| 1993 | 297 | #595 |
| 1992 | 276 | #619 |
| 1991 | 287 | #599 |
| 1990 | 266 | #616 |
| 1989 | 280 | #582 |
| 1988 | 268 | #566 |
| 1987 | 232 | #598 |
| 1986 | 251 | #562 |
| 1985 | 224 | #586 |
| 1984 | 223 | #568 |
| 1983 | 212 | #580 |
| 1982 | 232 | #563 |
| 1981 | 185 | #630 |
| 1980 | 212 | #595 |
| 1979 | 207 | #593 |
| 1978 | 184 | #613 |
| 1977 | 178 | #634 |
| 1976 | 170 | #629 |
| 1975 | 161 | #641 |
| 1974 | 162 | #631 |
| 1973 | 170 | #608 |
| 1972 | 229 | #522 |
| 1971 | 258 | #507 |
| 1970 | 224 | #541 |
| 1969 | 223 | #523 |
| 1968 | 237 | #492 |
| 1967 | 238 | #485 |
| 1966 | 261 | #475 |
| 1965 | 226 | #506 |
| 1964 | 252 | #497 |
| 1963 | 275 | #480 |
| 1962 | 251 | #502 |
| 1961 | 276 | #481 |
| 1960 | 281 | #474 |
| 1959 | 293 | #468 |
| 1958 | 321 | #436 |
| 1957 | 322 | #433 |
| 1956 | 347 | #406 |
| 1955 | 386 | #368 |
| 1954 | 405 | #355 |
| 1953 | 389 | #351 |
| 1952 | 396 | #345 |
| 1951 | 410 | #334 |
| 1950 | 383 | #343 |
| 1949 | 352 | #358 |
| 1948 | 416 | #328 |
| 1947 | 417 | #336 |
| 1946 | 367 | #335 |
| 1945 | 332 | #325 |
| 1944 | 361 | #316 |
| 1943 | 452 | #287 |
| 1942 | 476 | #277 |
| 1941 | 406 | #288 |
| 1940 | 377 | #289 |
| 1939 | 349 | #297 |
| 1938 | 438 | #262 |
| 1937 | 418 | #265 |
| 1936 | 434 | #257 |
| 1935 | 460 | #251 |
| 1934 | 500 | #230 |
| 1933 | 493 | #233 |
| 1932 | 523 | #229 |
| 1931 | 584 | #213 |
| 1930 | 506 | #248 |
| 1929 | 444 | #264 |
| 1928 | 438 | #271 |
| 1927 | 374 | #298 |
| 1926 | 396 | #289 |
| 1925 | 389 | #290 |
| 1924 | 387 | #292 |
| 1923 | 354 | #296 |
| 1922 | 333 | #313 |
| 1921 | 320 | #331 |
| 1920 | 300 | #336 |
| 1919 | 269 | #346 |
| 1918 | 323 | #312 |
| 1917 | 308 | #300 |
| 1916 | 353 | #270 |
| 1915 | 331 | #267 |
| 1914 | 246 | #283 |
| 1913 | 159 | #320 |
| 1912 | 133 | #327 |
| 1911 | 70 | #323 |
| 1910 | 53 | #345 |
| 1909 | 42 | #365 |
| 1908 | 38 | #374 |
| 1907 | 33 | #388 |
| 1906 | 44 | #309 |
| 1905 | 38 | #322 |
| 1904 | 23 | #444 |
| 1903 | 30 | #353 |
| 1902 | 38 | #312 |
| 1901 | 36 | #291 |
| 1900 | 41 | #337 |
| 1899 | 25 | #362 |
| 1898 | 41 | #285 |
| 1897 | 31 | #331 |
| 1896 | 42 | #282 |
| 1895 | 34 | #310 |
| 1894 | 40 | #278 |
| 1893 | 39 | #279 |
| 1892 | 43 | #274 |
| 1891 | 43 | #242 |
| 1890 | 44 | #256 |
| 1889 | 37 | #274 |
| 1888 | 44 | #269 |
| 1887 | 38 | #261 |
| 1886 | 50 | #235 |
| 1885 | 39 | #266 |
| 1884 | 49 | #244 |
| 1883 | 38 | #263 |
| 1882 | 47 | #245 |
| 1881 | 32 | #276 |
| 1880 | 41 | #262 |
Nicknames for Conrad
- Con 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Conrad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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