boy's name

Con

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 538

Ireland

#341

2025 births

Con is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 1974 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 1925, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1892.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Con over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1970s. The striped bar is the 1970s, still in progress — it covers 1970 to 1974, not a full ten years.

75
'90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70
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Births named Con by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 6
1900s 6
1910s 30
1920s 71
1930s 68
1940s 75
1950s 70
1960s 58
1970s (to 1974) 5

How popular is Con?

In 1974, Con was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Con is used

Ireland #341 12 in 2025
Northern Ireland #479 3 in 2024
United States #5,776 5 in 1974

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Con

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Con also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Con over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Con

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Con — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Con

How popular is the name Con?

In 1974, Con was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Con a girl's or a boy's name?

Con is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Con?

Con has 1 syllable.

When was Con most popular?

Con peaked in 1925, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Con a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Con currently ranks #341 in the United States. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.