Recorded 1918–1959 Boys' name Peak 1926 49 births

Conwell — boys' name

49 babies named Conwell in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Conwell was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Conwell in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Conwell

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Conwell between 1918 and 1959, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Conwell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Conwell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Conwell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Conwell 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 49 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.

Conwell at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

49

Since 1918

42 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1918

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1959

Conwell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1918

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
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Conwell by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 39% of Conwell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Conwell?
49 babies have been named Conwell since 1918. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Conwell most popular?
Conwell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Conwell been used?
Conwell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 42 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Conwell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connor, Conner, Conrad, Conor, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1918–1959 (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.