Pronunciation
Koh-nawn
Meaning
Little hound
Related forms: Conan (anglicised spelling).
Alternate spellings
Conan
Fun fact
Cú means hound, and án adds the little ending. Conán was also the name of several Irish saints. You'll see Conan without the fada too, although the long aw sound belongs to the Irish spelling with á.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Conán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
2025 ranking#372Among boy names
Babies named in 202510With this spelling
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #372 |
| 2024 | 10 | #374 |
| 2023 | 9 | #396 |
| 2022 | 6 | #509 |
| 2021 | 12 | #336 |
| 2020 | 12 | #342 |
| 2019 | 3 | #764 |
| 2018 | 4 | #635 |
| 2017 | 21 | #244 |
| 2016 | 28 | #201 |
| 2015 | 27 | #206 |
| 2014 | 16 | #286 |
| 2013 | 20 | #257 |
| 2012 | 11 | #354 |
| 2011 | 13 | #326 |
| 2010 | 18 | #269 |
| 2009 | 25 | #220 |
| 2008 | 17 | #267 |
| 2007 | 15 | #253 |
| 2006 | 17 | #222 |
| 2005 | 11 | #254 |
| 2004 | 17 | #192 |
| 2003 | 11 | #245 |
| 2002 | 8 | #267 |
| 2001 | 10 | #226 |
| 2000 | 9 | #223 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1998 | 7 | #229 |
| 1997 | 6 | #286 |
| 1996 | 10 | #223 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 3 | #339 |
| 1992 | 3 | #337 |
| 1991 | 6 | #242 |
| 1990 | 9 | #208 |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1987 | 11 | #190 |
| 1986 | 7 | #230 |
| 1985 | 11 | #185 |
| 1984 | 5 | #250 |
| 1983 | 8 | #214 |
| 1982 | 6 | #248 |
| 1981 | 3 | #322 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | 4 | #292 |
| 1978 | 5 | #255 |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | 9 | #218 |
| 1975 | 3 | #321 |
| 1974 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | 4 | #290 |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | 5 | #251 |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | 4 | #245 |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
