US rank #7931 Boys' name Peak 2005 905 births

Conlan — #7931 US boys' name

905 babies named Conlan in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s1752000s3642010s2722020s72
#7931
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Conlan was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

50 babies were named Conlan in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Conlan

The Social Security Administration has registered 905 babies named Conlan between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Conlan currently holds the #7931 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Conlan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 364 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Conlan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Conlan in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Conlan 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 905 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.

Conlan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

905

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2005

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,931

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Conlan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
50
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0102030405060 202420192014200920041999199419891987 8

Conlan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
364 births that decade — 40% of Conlan's all-time total
1980s221990s1752000s3642010s2722020s72

Conlan by state

Where Conlan concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Conlan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 1.4%
#2 Illinois
12 1.3%
#3 Pennsylvania
10 1.1%
#4 New York
5 0.6%
#5 Ohio
5 0.6%
#6 Texas
5 0.6%
California share of Conlan's total US births 1.4%
Even split

13 of 905 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Conlan?
905 babies have been named Conlan since 1987. It currently ranks #7931 among boys. The peak year was 2005 with 50 births.
When was Conlan most popular?
Conlan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 364 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Conlan most popular?
The top states for the name Conlan are California (13 births), Illinois (12 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Conlan been used?
Conlan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Conlan?
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, 1987–2024 (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.