# Conan (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/conan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “dog” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkoʊnən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,438 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,438 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 496, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Irish Conán, from Middle Irish Conán, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚑᚅᚐᚅᚅ (conann), a derivative of Proto-Celtic *kū (“dog”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 33 | 3,319 |
| 2012 | 54 | 2,362 |
| 2013 | 52 | 2,404 |
| 2014 | 45 | 2,672 |
| 2015 | 58 | 2,282 |
| 2016 | 67 | 2,095 |
| 2017 | 39 | 3,020 |
| 2018 | 54 | 2,423 |
| 2019 | 51 | 2,559 |
| 2020 | 63 | 2,193 |
| 2021 | 75 | 1,987 |
| 2022 | 56 | 2,473 |
| 2023 | 84 | 1,879 |
| 2024 | 76 | 2,016 |
| 2025 | 98 | 1,678 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 18 | 1,342 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1,962 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,294 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1,281 |
| 2015 | 29 | 996 |
| 2016 | 22 | 1,234 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1,210 |
| 2018 | 20 | 1,284 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,506 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,379 |
| 2021 | 28 | 1,023 |
| 2022 | 24 | 1,143 |
| 2023 | 30 | 987 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1,025 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1,226 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 科南
- French: Conan
- Irish: Conán
- Japanese: コナン
- Korean: 코난
- Welsh: Cynan

## People named Conan

- Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer and physician (1859–1930)
- Conan O'Brien, American television show host and comedian
- Conan Gray, American singer-songwriter Mateo's boyfriend
- Conan I of Rennes, Duke of Brittany from 990 to 992
- Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany
- Conan III, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany from 1112 to 1148
- Conan IV, Duke of Brittany, Duke of Brittany from 1156 to 1166
- Conan Stevens, Australian actor, author and wrestler
- Adrian Conan Doyle, English scion and writer (1910–1970)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.