Conan

Conan was the #1,677 boys' name in the US in 2025 (98 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Conan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Conan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandScotlandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Conan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,677 (98)#1,226 (23)#367 (9)#61 (37)#232 (20)#1,718 (12)
2024#2,012 (76)#1,025 (29)#352 (10)#24 (62)#302 (13)#1,909 (10)
2023#1,875 (84)#987 (30)#435 (7)#58 (41)#203 (24)#1,687 (11)
2022#2,468 (56)#1,143 (24)#472 (6)#48 (52)#239 (20)#1,895 (9)
2021#1,982 (75)#1,023 (28)#372 (9)#36 (64)#296 (15)#1,653 (11)
2020#2,190 (63)#1,379 (18)#426 (7)#44 (57)#226 (21)#1,838 (9)
2019#2,556 (51)#1,506 (16)#431 (7)#54 (54)#229 (21)#1,205 (17)
2018#2,417 (54)#1,284 (20)#361 (9)#56 (52)#329 (12)#2,740 (5)
2017#3,006 (39)#1,210 (22)#352 (10)#68 (47)#244 (21)#1,623 (11)
2016#2,086 (67)#1,234 (22)#442 (7)#67 (48)#201 (28)#1,831 (9)
2015#2,276 (58)#996 (29)#426 (7)#64 (50)#206 (27)#1,041 (20)
2014#2,661 (45)#1,281 (20)#336 (11)#110 (28)#286 (16)#2,371 (6)
2013#2,402 (52)#1,294 (19)#520 (5)#101 (32)#257 (20)#1,926 (8)
2012#2,358 (54)#1,962 (11)#500 (5)#125 (22)#354 (11)#1,781 (9)
2011#3,306 (33)#1,342 (18)—#99 (30)#326 (13)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,677.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1923.

How common is it?

about 1 in 18,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 18,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 220common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Conan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 25,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Conan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,508CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Conan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ConanCanadaBoys#1,71812
ConanEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
ConanIrelandBoys#23220
ConánIrelandBoys#37210
CónánIrelandBoys—too few
CónanIrelandBoys—too few
ConanNorthern IrelandBoys#6137
ConanScotlandBoys#3679
ConanUSBoys#1,67798