Boys' name · since 1914
Conn
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Conn, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
119 boys have been named Conn since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Conn recorded 119 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1989.
- #16,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 119 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Conn ranks #16,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 119 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 119
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Conn's 119 recorded births place it above 64.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Conn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Conn's full recorded timeline at 1959, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Conn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1989
- Peak year (1969)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1989.
119 total births across 76 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 9 births in a single year.
Conn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (31 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Conn's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Conn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
18 births
- 1950s
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 31 births (26% of all-time use).
Conn decade highlights
- Peak decade 31 births
- Runner-up 25 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Conn's data
- Conn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Conn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1914–1989 (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 Conn 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.
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