Konrad
Konrad is a German masculine given name that means 'bold counselor'. Notable people with the name include:Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967), German politician, Chancellor of Germany 1949–1963 Konrad Arras (1876–1930), Estonian politician Konrad Bayer (1932–1964), Austrian writer and poet Konrad Emil Bloch (1912–2000), German-born American biochemist Konrad Boehmer (1941–2014), Dutch composer Konrad…
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Konrad
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Konrad is a German masculine given name that means 'bold counselor'. Notable people with the name include:Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967), German politician, Chancellor of Germany 1949–1963 Konrad Arras (1876–1930), Estonian politician Konrad Bayer (1932–1964), Austrian writer and poet Konrad Emil Bloch (1912–2000), German-born American biochemist Konrad Boehmer (1941–2014), Dutch composer Konrad…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Polish
- Slovene
- Hungarian
- Czech
- Slovak
The Story of Konrad
The earliest SSA record of Konrad as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 94 newborns named Konrad — #1,652 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Konrad on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Konrad ranks #1,980 for baby boys with 79 births, gradually falling (-6%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Konrad
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About the name Konrad
Konrad is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Konrad's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #1,273. Use the chart and map above to compare Konrad'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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