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Conlan

maleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1997–2022

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1997 to 2022, ranging from #1666 to #4789.199920022005200920172022#1666#4789
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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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1997#2337
1998#2901
1999#1850
2000#1703
2001#3134
2002#1799
2003#2189
2004#3009
2005#2174
2006#4052
2007#1666
2009#3744
2011#4647
2014#4632
2017#3996
2020#3334
2021#4789
2022#4789

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 18 of the 26 years from 1997 to 2022.

In 2024: #268 among boys in Scotland, #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2337 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2014–2024

    Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2014–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #278 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.

    Northern Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #234 in Northern Ireland in 2022.

Conlan'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
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#33345HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#39964HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#37444HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#166612HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#40523HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#30094HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#17997HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#31343HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#17037HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#18506HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#29013HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#23374HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandmale#2786HighVerified
2023Northern Irelandmale#2726HighVerified
2022Northern Irelandmale#2348HighVerified
2020Northern Irelandmale#3344HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandmale#2428HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandmale#3654HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandmale#4153HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandmale#4213HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandmale#3983HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandmale#6993HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#26815HighVerified

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

Where Conlan is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Conlan, between 1997 and 2024, in 24 of those 28 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: highest position in 2007Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2014Northern Ireland: recorded in 2016Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: recorded in 2018Northern Ireland: recorded in 2019Northern Ireland: recorded in 2020Northern Ireland: recorded in 2022Northern Ireland: recorded in 2023Northern Ireland: recorded in 2024Northern Ireland: highest position in 2022Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2015ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419972024
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
England and Wales1997–202218#1666 in 2007
Northern Ireland2014–20249#234 in 2022
Republic of Ireland2015–20232#699 in 2015
Scotland20241#268 in 2024

Its high point came 17 years earlier in England and Wales (2007) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Conlan

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1997–2024.
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 4 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #234 in Northern Ireland in 2022. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.