Konrad

“Bold counselor” — Germanic origin

Boy's name · #2015 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Konrad reached its best rank, #1284, in 1955 and ranked #2015 in 2025. Roughly 4,100 boys have been named Konrad since 1913. Konrad is the less common spelling of Conrad — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way; Conrad itself ranked #417 in 2025.

Around the world: #25 in Denmark (2025) · #99 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Konrads

Konrad Adenauer — German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
Konrad Lorenz — Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 (1903–1989)
Konrad Zuse — German computer scientist and engineer (1910 - 1995)
Konrad Emil Bloch — German American biochemist (1912–2000)
Konrad Laimer — Austrian footballer (born 1997)

In stories & tradition

Konrad Baumgarten — literary character
Konrad Wolf — character
Konrad Sejer — literary character

What Konrads become

Among 2,441 notable people named Konrad:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.37× more often than among typical names — e.g. Konrad Hesse, German Jurisprudence scientist, from 1975 to 1987 Judge at Federal Constitutional Court of Germany (1919–2005).

Similar names: Conrad · Mendel · Conan · Ramsey · Kenton · Kolbe

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