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What official birth registration shows about Con: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in Northern Ireland · 2022–2024

Northern Ireland · Boys rank from 2022 to 2024, ranging from #404 to #414.20222024#404#414
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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Northern Ireland · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2022#414
2024#404

VerifiedSource: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names.Confidence: high.

See all Northern Ireland names · Source: NISRA — Northern Ireland Baby Names

What the data shows

RisingNorthern Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 23 of the 38 years from 1988 to 2025.

In 2024: #374 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1988–2025 · NISRA. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1988

    First recorded at #319 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1988–2025

    Highest recorded position: #296 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1988–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #296 in Republic of Ireland in 2021.

Con's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024Northern Irelandmale#4043HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#4143HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#32912HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#37410HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#34311HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#4298HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#29615HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#36111HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#5645HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4437HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#4487HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#4288HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandmale#4796HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#7303HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandmale#5274HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#4394HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandmale#3474HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandmale#3125HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandmale#3693HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandmale#3423HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandmale#3193HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Con is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Con, between 1988 and 2025, in 23 of those 38 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1998Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2000Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2021Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 202419882025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1988–202523#296 in 2021
Northern Ireland2022–20242#404 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1988; it appears again in 1994.

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What is known about Con

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1988–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1988 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #296 in Republic of Ireland in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.