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Conrad is a boy name meaning "brave counsel".
Pronunciation: American English /ˈkɑn.ɹæd/; British English /ˈkɒn.ɹæd/; German /ˈkɔn.ʁaːt/.
Meaning and history
The name means "brave counsel", derived from the Old German elements kuoni "brave" and rat "counsel, advice". This was the name of a 10th-century saint and bishop of Konstanz, in southern Germany. It was also borne by several medieval German kings and dukes, notably Conrad II, the first of the Holy Roman Emperors from the Salic dynasty. In England it was occasionally used during the Middle Ages, but has only been common since the 19th century when it was reintroduced from Germany.
20162016: 462 births, rank #591
2017: 469 births, rank #577
2018: 519 births, rank #542
2019: 541 births, rank #526
2020: 517 births, rank #551
20212021: 548 births, rank #537
2022: 512 births, rank #575
2023: 551 births, rank #536
2024: 658 births, rank #468
20252025: 770 births, rank #417
Conrad rose from #468 to #417 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 770.
Notes and context
Usage: english, german, germanic