Conan
Boy name · #1681 in 2025 · Very rare
Conan is currently the #1681 boy name in the United States — 98 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2276, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 18,367 boys born in 2025 was named Conan.
The 102-year story
Conan first appears in the Social Security records in 1923, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 98 babies and a rank of #1677. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Conan per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Conan in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Conan is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Conan will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Conan is most common
State-level data for Conan is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Conan
Statistically, parents drawn to Conan tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Adnan, Kenan, Ciaran, Hasan, and Iman.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Conan | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1677 |
| 2024 | 76 | #2012 |
| 2023 | 84 | #1875 |
| 2022 | 56 | #2468 |
| 2021 | 75 | #1982 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2190 |
| 2019 | 51 | #2556 |
| 2018 | 54 | #2417 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3006 |
| 2016 | 67 | #2086 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2276 |
| 2014 | 45 | #2661 |
| 2013 | 52 | #2402 |
| 2012 | 54 | #2358 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3306 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3181 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3274 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3921 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4223 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3319 |
| 2004 | 32 | #3074 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3626 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4188 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2864 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Conan a popular boy name?
Conan ranked #1681 among boys in 2025 with 98 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2276.
When was the name Conan most popular?
Conan peaked in 2025, when 98 American boys received the name (ranked #1677 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Conan?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 18,367 newborn American boys was named Conan. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.