The baby name Conan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-nən (IPA: /ˈkoʊnən/).
The baby name Conan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOH-nən (IPA: /ˈkoʊnən/).
Conan is Gaelic, Irish in Origin.
Conan is a Celtic given name rooted in Old Irish Conán, a diminutive of cú “hound, wolf,” a prized warrior epithet; it aligns with Brythonic cuno- meaning “hound,” reflected in Welsh Cynan and Breton Konan. The sense is “little hound” or, by extension, “young warrior renowned for loyalty and courage.”
Used across Gaelic and Breton realms since the early Middle Ages, it names characters of the Fenian Cycle such as Conán Maol, and several Breton rulers, notably Dukes Conan I–IV, which preserved the form in continental records (Latinized as Conanus). The name re-emerged in the 19th–20th‑century Celtic revival and gained wider recognition through Arthur Conan Doyle’s surname usage and later pop culture, including Robert E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian and television host Conan O’Brien. Variants and related forms include Conán (Irish), Conan/Konan (Breton/English), Cynan (Welsh cognate), and the diminutive or nickname Con.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 836 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #132 | 2 | 3,533 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #228 | 14 | 7,111 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #297 | 10 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 7,909 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #302 | 18 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| HK | 0 | #351 | 7 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #364 | 20 | 11,440 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #386 | 6 | 2,846 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #386 | 4 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #391 | 8 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #406 | 7 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #417 | 29 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #481 | 3 | 7,628 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #482 | 46 | 12,905 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| LY | 0 | #519 | 17 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #523 | 3 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #558 | 4 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #644 | 24 | 13,071 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #651 | 1 | 9,488 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #653 | 13 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #669 | 29 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #687 | 4 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #718 | 11 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #760 | 10 | 18,755 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #779 | 7 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #808 | 22 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #810 | 77 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #817 | 76 | 7,044 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #851 | 28 | 14,506 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #870 | 12 | 17,948 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #900 | 21 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #903 | 28 | 5,610 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #935 | 18 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 5,873 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #941 | 42 | 16,355 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #944 | 16 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #974 | 21 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,016 | 96 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| MA | 0 | #1,065 | 64 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 42 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,140 | 37 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,400 | 72 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,564 | 51 | 28,008 |
Conan is popular in 63 countries — most recent births per country:
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