Given name & surname
Conal
“resembling a wolf, having strength and wisdom”
Conal is a variant of Conall. One Celtic interpretation is “resembling a wolf, having strength and wisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Conal is a variant of Conall. One Celtic interpretation is “resembling a wolf, having strength and wisdom.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Conal is a variant of Conall. An origin associated with Conall is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Conal is a variant of Conall. The history of Conall gives this family its wider story. Conall’s historical associations include many early chieftains and warriors of Ireland, including the Ulster hero Conall Cearnach.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Conal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 126
- 126 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Conal
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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