boy's name
Conrad
KON-rad
- Origin German
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 43,252
the United States
#419
2025 births
Conrad set its American peak in the most recent year we hold, 2025, on 770 births — a name our records carry from 1880 reaching its high point a hundred and forty-five years later.
- Conrad is a name of German origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 770 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,306 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Conrad over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 415 |
| 1890s | 382 |
| 1900s | 363 |
| 1910s | 2,245 |
| 1920s | 3,746 |
| 1930s | 4,710 |
| 1940s | 3,956 |
| 1950s | 3,652 |
| 1960s | 2,520 |
| 1970s | 1,943 |
| 1980s | 2,319 |
| 1990s | 2,817 |
| 2000s | 2,614 |
| 2010s | 4,060 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,556 |
What Conrad means
Conrad means bold counsel. The Germanic joins a word meaning brave to one meaning advice, so it describes courage in judgment rather than in a fight.
Where Conrad comes from
Conrad is the Germanic Kuonrad — kuoni, bold or brave, joined to rad, counsel or advice. The rad is the same element in Alfred's elf-counsel and in the German Rat, a council. Conrad I was elected king of the East Franks in 911, the first German king not of the Carolingian line, and the name recurs through the Hohenstaufen. Its English use is largely nineteenth-century revival.
Conrad in use
Conrad peaked in the United States in 2025, when 770 babies were registered, and our data marks it rising. It now ranks 419th in the United States on 770 births, 464th in Ireland on 8, 1003rd in England and Wales on 31 and 3061st in France on 10, across 43,252 lifetime births in five of the seven markets we track. Our records carry it from 1880.
How popular is Conrad?
In 2025, Conrad was given to 770 babies in the United States, ranking #419 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Conrad is used
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 Conrad
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Conrad also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Conrad over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Conrad
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Conrad in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Conrad
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Conrad — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Conrad
What does the name Conrad mean?
Bold counsel — the Germanic kuoni, brave, joined to rad, advice.
Is the German Rat related?
Yes, the same rad — a council or counsel.
Who was Conrad I?
Elected king of the East Franks in 911, the first German king outside the Carolingian line.
Is Conrad rising?
Our data marks it rising, with its American peak in the most recent year we hold.
How popular is the name Conrad?
In 2025, Conrad was given to 770 babies in the United States, ranking #419 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Conrad a girl's or a boy's name?
Conrad is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Conrad?
Conrad has 2 syllables.
When was Conrad most popular?
Conrad peaked in 2025, when 770 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Conrad?
Conrad is usually shortened to Connie.
Is Conrad a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Conrad currently ranks #419 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.