Boys' name · peaked in 1931
Conrad name popularity since 1925
34,194 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Conrad. Half of them were born in 1970 or earlier, so the typical Conrad is about 56 years old in 2026. Conrad peaked in 1931 as the #213 name for boys, and it ranked #417 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,194
- Named Conrad, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1931
- #213 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #417
- for boys in 2025 (770 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 11 girls · 34,183 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 3.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Conrad made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Conrad births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2025. Measured as a share of all babies, Conrad peaked in 1931.
- Steepest fall: Between 1934 and 1939, Conrad's share of baby boys fell by 33%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 6,780 baby boys to 1 in 4,110.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Conrad's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Conrad.
Decade by decade
Babies named Conrad in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | 2,041 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 4,705 | #252 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,956 | #325 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,652 | #369 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,520 | #506 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,943 | #641 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,319 | #586 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,817 | #615 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,614 | #836 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,060 | #622 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,556 | #417 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.4% of babies named Conrad from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Conrad is most popular
The index compares Conrad's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Conrad.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 3.08× | 384 |
| Colorado | 1.84× | 661 |
| Minnesota | 1.74× | 927 |
| Wisconsin | 1.71× | 981 |
| Washington | 1.46× | 711 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Conrad and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Conrad (this page) | 34,183 | 1931 |
| Konrad | 4,056 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Conrad's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Conrad.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Conrad (1931).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data