How Many People Are Named Conan?
An estimated 2,224 people in the United States have the first name Conan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Conan peaked in popularity in 2023 with 84 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Conan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Conan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,224
About 1 in 154,116 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2023
84 births
Total Registered
2,342
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Conan
Conan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,342 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Conan as a male name
Ranked #2,010 in 2024
76 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (84 births)
Conan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Conan span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 488 babies were registered. While Conan is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Conan by Decade
How has Conan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Conan by State
Birth registrations for Conan span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Tennessee. On average, about 31 Conans were registered per state.
Conan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Conan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Conan
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Conan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Conan?
We estimate approximately 2,224 people named Conan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 154,116 Americans share this first name.
Is Conan a common name?
Conan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,342 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Conan most popular?
Conan reached peak popularity in 2023, when 84 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Conan is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Conan a male name?
Conan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Conan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Conan Smith, Conan Johnson, Conan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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