# Conrad (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/conrad/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | “bold”, “brave”, “counsel” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑnɹæd/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Con, Konrad |
| US babies named this | 39,298 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 39,282 / 16 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 1,480, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”). Cognate of Old English Cēnrēd, Dutch Koenraad and Icelandic Konráð.

## What it means

Conrad is grouped under brave.

## 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, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 5 | 5,271 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4,398 |
| 1932 | 5 | 4,536 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 280 | 792 |
| 2012 | 314 | 738 |
| 2013 | 345 | 694 |
| 2014 | 406 | 649 |
| 2015 | 432 | 622 |
| 2016 | 462 | 591 |
| 2017 | 469 | 577 |
| 2018 | 519 | 542 |
| 2019 | 541 | 526 |
| 2020 | 517 | 551 |
| 2021 | 548 | 537 |
| 2022 | 512 | 575 |
| 2023 | 551 | 536 |
| 2024 | 658 | 468 |
| 2025 | 770 | 417 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 61 | 576 |
| 2012 | 45 | 734 |
| 2013 | 56 | 611 |
| 2014 | 45 | 714 |
| 2015 | 41 | 779 |
| 2016 | 36 | 870 |
| 2017 | 36 | 861 |
| 2018 | 36 | 851 |
| 2019 | 23 | 1,152 |
| 2020 | 31 | 921 |
| 2021 | 17 | 1,448 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1,029 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1,309 |
| 2024 | 29 | 1,025 |
| 2025 | 31 | 976 |

## In other languages

- Armenian: Կոնրադ
- Bulgarian: Ко́нрад
- Chinese: 康拉德
- Czech: Konrád
- Dutch: Koenraad
- Finnish: Konrad, Konni, Kuuno
- French: Conrad
- Georgian: კონრადი
- German: Konrad
- Greek: Κονράδος, Κορράδος
- Hungarian: Konrád
- Italian: Corrado
- Latin: Conradus
- Polish: Konrad
- Portuguese: Conrado
- Russian: Ко́нрад
- Spanish: Conrado
- Swedish: Konrad

## People named Conrad

- Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)
- Conrad of Montferrat, 12th century Italian nobleman and major participant in the Third Crusade
- Conrad Aiken, American novelist and poet (1889–1973)
- Conrad Veidt, German actor (1893–1943)
- Conrad Vernon, American film and television director, storyboard artist, writer and voice actor (born 196
- Conrad Hilton, American hotelier and member of the Hilton family
- Conrad Moench, German botanist (1744–1805)
- Conrad II of Italy, German king
- Conrad, Duke of Lorraine, 910-955 Duke of Lorraine from the Salian dynasty
- Conrad Malte-Brun, Dano-French geographer
- Conrad Nagel, American actor (1897–1970)
- Charles Conrad Abbott, American archaeologist and naturalist (1843-1919)

## 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.