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Conrad

“Bold, brave counsel” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #417 in the US (2025) · Trending

Conrad is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1880, it stood at #417 in 2025; about 39,000 boys have been named Conrad along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Connie is a short form of Conrad.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,400 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 2,800 boys in N. Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Conrads

• Conrad Bain — Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)
• Conrad Gessner — Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)
• Conrad II — Holy Roman Emperor
• Conrad III of Germany — Hohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)
• Conrad I of Germany — king of East Francia

In stories & tradition

• Conrad Ecklie — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• Conrad the Cat — Looney Tunes
• Conrad Grayson — Revenge

What Conrads become

Among 1,385 notable people named Conrad:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Conrad K. Cyr, United States federal judge.

Similar names: Konrad · Sterling · Conan · Winston · Roland · Carlo

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