Conlan
Conlan is a surname of Irish origin, meaning hero. In its original Gaelic form it was spelt in a number of ways, resulting in many English-language versions, such as Conlon, Connellan, etc.
Meaning & Origin of Conlan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Conlan is a surname of Irish origin, meaning hero. In its original Gaelic form it was spelt in a number of ways, resulting in many English-language versions, such as Conlon, Connellan, etc.
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The Story of Conlan
American parents first put Conlan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1987, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 50 Conlans were born — ranking #2,325 that year. About 39% of every Conlan on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Conlan ranks #7,504 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-48%). All told, over 922 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Conlan
Conlan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 922 births in the dataset. Conlan's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #2,325. Use the chart and map above to compare Conlan'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 .
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