Given name & surname
Conrad
“a brave and bold ruler; a bold advisor”
Conrad is used as a given name and a surname. One German interpretation is “a brave and bold ruler; a bold advisor.”
Original GermanKonrad
Meaning & origin
What it means
One German interpretation is “a brave and bold ruler; a bold advisor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
From German Konrad, from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, built from Proto-West Germanic *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Conrad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39,298
- 39,282 boys · 16 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 770 babies
- 2025
- 770
- #417 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 770 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 417 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 21.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (70). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,269 as a first name in 2020; 38,744 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Conrad’s family of names
In English usage, Conrad has a diminutive in Connie. Conrad shares a linguistic root with Konrad. Conrad has a related form in Kurt.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Conrad has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Conrad
- Conrad BainCanadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)
- Conrad GessnerSwiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist (1516–1565)
- Conrad II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor990–1039
- Conrad III of GermanyHohenstaufen dynasty king (r. 1138–1152)1093–1152
- Conrad I of Germanyking of East Francia881–918
- Conrad IV of GermanyKing of Germany, Sicily and Jerusalem1228–1254
- Conrad Ferdinand MeyerSwiss historical novelist and poet (1825-1898)
- Conrad of Montferrat12th century Italian nobleman and major participant in the Third Crusade1146–1192
- Conrad AikenAmerican novelist and poet (1889–1973)
Characters named Conrad: Conrad Ecklie (fictional character on American television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Duke (G. I. Joe franchise).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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