How Many People Are Named Conway?
An estimated 1,844 people in the United States have the first name Conway. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Conway peaked in popularity in 2024 with 120 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Conway 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 Conway paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,844
About 1 in 185,875 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2024
120 births
Total Registered
2,780
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Conway
Conway is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,780 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Conway as a male name
Ranked #1,526 in 2024
115 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (115 births)
Conway as a female name
Ranked #15,741 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (6 births)
Conway: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Conway span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 453 babies were registered. Conway remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Conway by Decade
How has Conway 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.
Conway by State
Birth registrations for Conway span all 17 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Virginia, Arkansas. The lowest are in South Carolina, New York, Iowa. On average, about 20 Conways were registered per state.
Conway + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Conway as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Conway
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Conway: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Conway?
We estimate approximately 1,844 people named Conway 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 185,875 Americans share this first name.
Is Conway a common name?
Conway is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,780 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Conway most popular?
Conway reached peak popularity in 2024, when 120 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Conway is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Conway a male name?
Conway is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Conway Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Conway Smith, Conway Johnson, Conway 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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