Boys' name · since 1880
Conrad
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 39,282 babies named Conrad, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #417 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,282
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Conrad currently ranks #417 among boys' names in America, with 39,282 babies recorded since 1880.
Conrad has 39,282 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #417 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #417 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 39,282 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Conrad ranks #581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #417 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 39,282 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #581 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #417 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,282
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Conrad's 39,282 recorded births place it above 98.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Conrad compares
39,282 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Conrad's all-time total is 106x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Conrad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39,282 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 770 | 34 | 22,252 |
Conrad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Conrad's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 23 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 770, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Conrad popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 770
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Conrad popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1921 (Conrad as girls' name)
Conrad by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (4,705 births, 12% of the file).
1930s was Conrad's strongest decade.
4,705 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Conrad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 415
1880s
415 births
- 1890s 382
1890s
382 births
- 1900s 363
1900s
363 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,245 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,735 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,705 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,956 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,652 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,520 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,943 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,319 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,817 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,614 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,060 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,556 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 4,705 births (12% of all-time use).
How Conrad 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 Conrad's total volume
Conrad by state
Where Conrad concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,669 | 9.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,149 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,174 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,046 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 2,032 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,377 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 1,145 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 1,140 | 2.9% |
3,669 of 39,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Conrad appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Conrad's data
- Conrad's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (4,705 total births) through the 2020s (3,556) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Conrads (3,669 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 Conrad: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Conrad 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.