Conrad

Meaning: Bold counsel
Origin: Germanic

Nicknames: Connie

Boy's name · #417 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Conrad is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1880, it stood at #417 in 2025; about 39,000 boys have been named Conrad along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#241 in Norway (2025) · #395 in N. Ireland (2025) · #432 in Ireland (2025) · #614 in Canada (2025) · #666 in Sweden (2025) · #762 in Scotland (2025) · #976 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2025) · #1,626 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,333 in France (2025) · #3,438 in Ecuador (2025) · #25 in Denmark (2024) and 3 more.

Famous Conrads

Conrad Bain — Canadian-American actor (1923–2013)
Conrad Gessner — Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)
Conrad II — Holy Roman Emperor from 1027 to 1039 (990–1039)
Conrad III of Germany — King of Germany from 1138 to 1152 (1093–1152)
Conrad I of Germany — King of East Francia from 911 to 918 AD (881–918)
Conrad Hilton — American hotel tycoon and politician (1887–1979)
Conrad Veidt — German actor (1893–1943)
Conrad Vernon — American film director and voice actor (born 1968)
Conrad Schumann — East German soldier and defector (1942–1998)
Conrad of Montferrat — Italian nobleman and crusader, King of Jerusalem from 1190 to 1192 (1146–1192)

In stories & tradition

Conrad Ecklie — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Conrad the Cat — Looney Tunes (film series)
Conrad Grayson — Revenge (TV series)

What Conrads become

Among 1,385 notable people named Conrad:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Conrad K. Cyr, American judge (1931–2016).

Similar names: Konrad · Sterling · Conan · Winston · Roland · Carlo

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