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.
More common than 97% of names given to boys today.
12% of everyone ever named Conrad was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Conrad popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2024)
- 654
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #469 among boys.
38,509 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 654 births in a single year.
Conrad popularity over time — girls
16 total births recorded since 1921 (Conrad as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Conrad accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Conrad by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1930s
- 4,705 births that decade — 12% of Conrad's all-time total
Conrad decade highlights
- Peak decade 4,705 births
- Runner-up 4,060 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1930s was Conrad's strongest decade
4,705 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 12% of all-time use.
Conrad by state
Where Conrad concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| 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% |
3,599 of 38,509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.3% of nationwide
- New York 8.1% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.6% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 5.2% of nationwide
- Texas 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 50 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Conrad appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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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.