Conway — #1525 US boys' name
2,769 babies named Conway in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 89% of names given to boys today.
16% of everyone ever named Conway was born in this single decade.
115 babies were named Conway in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Conway
The Social Security Administration has registered 2,769 babies named Conway between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Conway currently holds the #1525 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 115 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Conway performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 453 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Conway shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Conway in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Conway 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 2,769 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.
Conway at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Conway popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881
- Peak year (2024)
- 115
- Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #1525 among boys.
2,769 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 115 births in a single year.
Conway popularity over time — girls
11 total births recorded since 2021 (Conway as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Conway accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Conway by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 453 births that decade — 16% of Conway's all-time total
Conway decade highlights
- Peak decade 453 births
- Runner-up 436 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Conway's strongest decade
453 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 16% of all-time use.
Conway by state
Where Conway concentrates geographically — total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 118 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 52 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 40 | 1.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 15 | 0.5% |
| #6 | California | | 13 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 12 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.4% |
118 of 2,769 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.3% of nationwide
- Virginia 1.9% of nationwide
- Arkansas 1.4% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.7% of nationwide
- Minnesota 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 17 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Conway appears in 17 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, 1881–2024 (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.