Conan
Conan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Old Irish.
- Irish
- Old Irish
Meaning & Origin of Conan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Conan is a name with multiple cultural origins: Irish, Old Irish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Old Irish
The Story of Conan
Conan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1923, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 84 births, good for #1,874 nationwide. About 20% of every Conan on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Conan ranks #1,959 for baby boys with 80 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Conan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Conan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Conán
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About the name Conan
Conan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Conan's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,084. Use the chart and map above to compare Conan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.