Conrad

Where Conrad comes from

A variant of German Konrad, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Kōnirād, from *kōnī (“bold, brave”) + *rād (“counsel”). Cognate of Old English Cēnrēd, Dutch Koenraad and Icelandic Konráð.
— Wiktionary's entry for Conrad
  • Germanic
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1516
    Conrad Gessner born
    Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #262 among boys — 41 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1923
    Conrad Bain born
    Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist
  4. 1931
    Peak, #213
    584 babies named Conrad — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1960
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #474.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Namesakes
  • Conrad Bain · Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist, 1923–2013
  • Conrad Gessner · Swiss physician, bibliographer and naturalist, 1516–1565
  • Conrad Ferdinand Meyer · Swiss historical novelist and poet, 1825–1898
  • Conrad Veidt · German actor, 1893–1943
  • Conrad of Montferrat · 12th century Italian nobleman and major participant in the Third Crusade, 1146–1192

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.