Pronunciation
Kow-nan
Meaning
Hound, wolf
Fun fact
Conan has a hound or wolf connection. I love animal-inspired names, so that's why this one stands out to me. It's also a name you'll come across in Irish storytelling.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Conan, 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.
#232Rank among boy names in 202520Babies registered in 2025
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 | 20 | #232 |
| 2024 | 13 | #302 |
| 2023 | 24 | #203 |
| 2022 | 20 | #239 |
| 2021 | 15 | #296 |
| 2020 | 21 | #226 |
| 2019 | 21 | #229 |
| 2018 | 12 | #329 |
| 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.