US rank #469 Boys' name Peak 2024 38,509 births

Conrad — #469 US boys' name

38,509 babies named Conrad in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#469
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

1930s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Conrad was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

654 babies were named Conrad in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Conrad

The Social Security Administration has registered 38,509 babies named Conrad between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Conrad currently holds the #469 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 654 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Conrad performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 4,705 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Conrad shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,599 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Conrad in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Conrad 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 38,509 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.

Conrad at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

38,509

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

654 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

#469

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Conrad popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
654
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420051986196719481929191018911880 41

Conrad popularity over time — girls

16 total births recorded since 1921 (Conrad as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 193219271921 5

Conrad by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
4,705 births that decade — 12% of Conrad's all-time total
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Conrad by state

Where Conrad concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Conrad
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,599 9.3%
#2 New York
3,125 8.1%
#3 Illinois
2,147 5.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
1,998 5.2%
#5 Texas
1,988 5.2%
#6 Michigan
1,351 3.5%
#7 Wisconsin
1,120 2.9%
#8 Ohio
1,116 2.9%
California share of Conrad's total US births 9.3%
Even split

3,599 of 38,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Conrad appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Conrad?
38,509 babies have been named Conrad since 1880. It currently ranks #469 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 654 births.
When was Conrad most popular?
Conrad was most popular in the 1930s decade with 4,705 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Conrad most popular?
The top states for the name Conrad are California (3,599 births), New York (3,125 births), Illinois (2,147 births).
How long has the name Conrad been used?
Conrad has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Conrad?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connor, Conner, Conor, Connie, 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, 1880–2024 (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.