Names / Boy names
Conan
Current rank
#1,678
and rising
All-time peak
#1,087
in 1972
First recorded
1923
in U.S. data
Children named
2,400
since 1923
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,087 in 1972 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Linked to Conan O’Brien and his famous red hair. Stateside, it first shows up in 1923. Its strongest year was 1972, at #1,087 nationally. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Over 2,400 have carried it since records began.