boy's name
Konan
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 307
Konan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 24 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 138,141 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Konan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 8 |
| 2010s | 39 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 88 |
How popular is Konan?
In 2025, Konan was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Konan 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 Konan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Konan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Konan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Konan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Konan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Konan
How popular is the name Konan?
In 2025, Konan was given to 24 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Konan a girl's or a boy's name?
Konan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Konan most popular?
Konan peaked in 2025, when 24 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Konan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Konan currently ranks #4,025 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.