US rank #2012 Boys' name Peak 2023 2,342 births

Conan — #2012 US boys' name

2,342 babies named Conan in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s111940s51950s661960s1311970s4701980s3171990s2302000s2632010s4882020s354
#2012
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Conan was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

84 babies were named Conan in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Conan

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,342 babies named Conan between 1923 and 2024, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Conan currently holds the #2012 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Conan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 488 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Conan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 280 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Conan in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Conan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,342 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Conan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,342

Since 1923

102 years of records

Peak year

2023

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,012

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1923

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2024

Conan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1923

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
84
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
020406080100 202420142004199419841974196419531923 7

Conan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
488 births that decade — 21% of Conan's all-time total
1920s71930s111940s51950s661960s1311970s4701980s3171990s2302000s2632010s4882020s354

Conan by state

Where Conan concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Conan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
280 12.0%
#2 Texas
47 2.0%
#3 New York
22 0.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
16 0.7%
#5 Florida
11 0.5%
#6 Michigan
10 0.4%
#7 Washington
10 0.4%
#8 Ohio
6 0.3%
California share of Conan's total US births 12.0%
Even split

280 of 2,342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Conan appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Conan?
2,342 babies have been named Conan since 1923. It currently ranks #2012 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 84 births.
When was Conan most popular?
Conan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 488 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Conan most popular?
The top states for the name Conan are California (280 births), Texas (47 births), New York (22 births).
How long has the name Conan been used?
Conan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 102 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Conan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connor, Conner, Conrad, Conor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1923–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.