Conard
Gallant, brave, courageous person, derived from the Germanic name Conrad.
Name Census estimates that about 227 living Americans carry the first name Conard. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Conard today is around 70 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Conard births was 1923 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Conard. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Conard is about 70 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Conards were born before 1966.
People living today
227
~ 1 in 1,509,931 Americans
Peak year
1923
29 babies that year
Average age
70
years old
1996 SSA rank
#9,256
Tracked since 1890
Census
Conard in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 283 people with the first name Conard, which placed it at #30,644 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#30,644
National first-name rank
People counted
283
283 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Conard
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Conard is White at 82.7%. The next largest groups are Black (11.3%) and Two or More Races (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Conard described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Conard at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.7% · 234
- Black or African American11.3% · 32
- Two or more races2.8% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 6
- Hispanic or Latino1.1% · 3
Popularity
Conard: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Conard from the 1890s through to the 1990s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 190 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Conard by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Conard during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Conards live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. West Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio recorded the most babies named Conard, while Texas, Ohio, North Carolina recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 8 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Conard
The given name Conard has its origins in the Germanic languages, specifically from the Old High German "Konrad" or "Kuonrat". The name is derived from the elements "kuon" meaning "bold" or "brave" and "rat" meaning "counsel" or "advice". The name can be interpreted to mean "bold counsel" or "brave advisor".
The name Conard emerged during the Middle Ages and was particularly popular among the Franks and other Germanic tribes. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval documents from the 9th century, where a nobleman named "Conradus" is mentioned.
In the Christian tradition, there are several notable figures who bore the name Conard. One of the most significant was Saint Conard of Piacenza, an Italian bishop and hermit who lived in the 12th century. He is venerated as the patron saint of hermits and is celebrated on February 19th.
Throughout history, the name Conard has been associated with various prominent individuals. One of the earliest was Conard I, Duke of Franconia, who ruled from 911 to 918 AD. Another notable figure was Conard II, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor from 1024 to 1039 AD.
In the literary world, Conard of Hirsau, a 12th-century German monk and writer, is renowned for his works on monastic reform and his contributions to the Hirsau Reform movement.
Other notable individuals with the name Conard include:
1. Conard III, Duke of Swabia (c. 1093 - 1152), a powerful German nobleman during the High Middle Ages.
2. Conard Kyeser (c. 1366 - 1405), a German military engineer and author of the famous "Bellifortis" manuscript on medieval military technology.
3. Conard Witz (c. 1400 - c. 1446), a German painter and one of the most important artists of the Late Gothic period.
4. Conard Gessner (1516 - 1565), a Swiss naturalist, bibliographer, and philologist known for his pioneering work in the field of modern zoology.
5. Conard von Hötzendorf (1852 - 1925), an Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff during World War I.
While the spelling and popularity of the name may have varied across regions and time periods, the name Conard has maintained a rich historical legacy, reflecting the values of bravery, wisdom, and leadership that were embodied by its notable bearers throughout the centuries.
People
Conard + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Conard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Conard: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Conard?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 227 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Conard going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,509,931 US residents.
Is Conard a common name?
We classify Conard as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 763 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Conard most popular?
The single biggest year for Conard was 1923, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Conard is about 70 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Conard in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 283 people with the name Conard, or 0.09 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #30,644 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Conard in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Conard?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Conard appears almost entirely male. Of the 287 people counted with this name, 99.3% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Conard?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Conard is White at 82.7%. The next largest groups are Black (11.3%) and Two or More Races (2.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Conard most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Conard in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.7% (234 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Conard in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Conard a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Conard in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Conard still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Conard in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Conard can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Conard?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people have the name Conard at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.