Name meaning & stats
Conan
Conan means “dog” (Irish origin). 2,420 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.
What it means
“dog”
IrishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
2,420 US babies were named Conan between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Conan (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 84% of the family
- Conan 84%
- Con 7%
- Konan 5%
- Conn 4%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)