Conrad

What Conrad means

Means “bold, brave + counsel”

A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) +‎ *rād (“counsel”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Conrad” (revision 94538466), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Conrad?

US: Rising: up from #622 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #779 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1931, when 584 boys got the name (#213 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 2,218 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 8,772 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 6,547 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MO (1.29 per 1,000 boys), KS (1.28 per 1,000 boys), ID (1.16 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Conrad is #417 in the US and #976 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Conrad were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Konrad75 US · 7 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Conrad

Boys

• Warren#240“river, water”^*
• Hugh#732“heart, mind”^*
• Archie#301“anti-aircraft artillery”^*
• Otis#652Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #71 vs #652 in 2025
• Alonzo#511Editor’s note Up from #527 in 2015 to #511 in 2025 in the US
• Bo#449Swedish, from Old Norse Búi, meaning “dweller, long-time resident”^*

For a sister

• Louisa#694Form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”^*
• Amalia#566“vigor, bravery”^*
• Astrid#376Danish, from Old Norse Ástríðr, meaning “god + beautiful, originally…^*
• Alice#65“noble + character”^*
• Adaline#208Form of Adela, meaning “noble”^*
• Ada#219“noble”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Germanic, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Conrad’s. Rank is US 2025.