Boys' name · since 1923
Conan
2,438 babies named Conan in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,438
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,438 babies have been named Conan since 1923, making it today's #1681 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Conan recorded 2,438 times among boys since 1923, holding rank #1681 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2025.
- #2,917 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,681 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,438 born since 1923
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Conan ranks #2,917 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,681 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,438 born since 1923, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,917 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,681 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,438
- born since 1923
- 2010s
- peak decade
Conan's 2,438 recorded births place it above 93.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Conan compares
2,438 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Conan's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Conan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,438 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 34 | 22,252 |
Conan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Conan's full recorded timeline at 1987, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1933, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Conan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Conan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (488 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Conan's strongest decade.
488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Conan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 131
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
470 births
- 1980s
1980s
315 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
263 births
- 2010s
2010s
488 births
- 2020s
2020s
452 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 488 births (20% of all-time use).
How Conan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Conan's total volume
Conan by state
Where Conan concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 291 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 54 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 27 | 1.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.3% |
291 of 2,438 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Conan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Conan's data
- Conan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (488 total births) through the 2020s (452) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Conans (291 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Conan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~102 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Conan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.