Given name
Conall
“resembling a wolf, having strength and wisdom”
Conall is used as a given name. One Celtic interpretation is “resembling a wolf, having strength and wisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Celtic interpretation is “resembling a wolf, having strength and wisdom.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Celtic.
How it developed
From Old Irish Conall, from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos; its root is Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
The name’s historical associations include many early chieftains and warriors of Ireland, including the Ulster hero Conall Cearnach.
Conall through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 778
- 778 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #5,074 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,074 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 16.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 686 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.
Conall’s family of names
In English usage, Conall has a later derivative in Conlan. Conall has a related form in Conal. Conall has a related form in Comhnall.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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