Konan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOH-nan
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Konan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “little hound”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Konan mean?
Irish: spelling of Conan; Irish Conán, from cu, hound
“little hound”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, had Conan as his middle name.
Meaning borrowed from Conan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Konan a girl's or a boy's name?
Konan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Konan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Konan, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Konan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74 boys in the UK were given Konan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #532, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
- Conan 69
- Konan 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Konan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
How popular is Konan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 160% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Konan, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,548th. It first appears in the records in 1972.
2025 had the most boys named Konan of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Konan in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 122 boys in the US were given Konan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,320, up from #4,248 for this spelling alone.
- Conan 98
- Konan 24
Konan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
Nicknames for Konan
- Con 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Konan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ronan Finn Keegan Kayden Callan Kian Conlan Keelan Declan Rogan Brogan Lochlan
Other spellings of Konan
Names related to Konan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Lennon Cillian
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, “Konan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/konan, updated 20 October 2026.