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Konrad Name Meaning & Historical Trends

Konrad

Pronunciation: KAHN-rad

Meaning Bold counsel Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#2,015
TREND
119
Peak Years
2010, 2009, 2018
Lowest Years
1915, 1916, 1921
Energy Archetype
Idealistic & Intuitive

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Konrad in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Konrad

  • More than 4 thousand babies named Konrad: U.S. records list 4,075 babies given the name Konrad from 1880 through 2025.

What Does the Name Konrad Mean?

Konrad is the German and Polish form of a name that goes back to Old High German Kuonrāt, also recorded as Chuonrad. It is built from two elements: kuoni, meaning "bold" or "brave," and rāt, meaning "counsel" or "advice." Taken literally, the name means "bold counsel" or "brave counselor." The first element is related to Old English cēne ("keen, bold") and the second to Old English rǣd ("advice"). In Latin documents the name was written Conradus, which is why English and French use Conrad while German and Polish keep Konrad. Hungarian has Konrád, and Italian has Corrado.

Konrad Name History & Origins

The name is recorded in the German-speaking lands from the early Middle Ages. Two tenth-century rulers bore it: Conrad I, elected king of Germany in 911, and Conrad II, who became Holy Roman Emperor in 1024. Conrad of Constance, bishop of Constance, died in 975 and was later venerated as a saint. The name was common in medieval German-speaking areas, and both kings and churchmen carried it.

German speakers also formed short and familiar versions, including Kunz and Kunze; the short form Kurt is generally explained as a contraction of Konrad. In Poland the name was taken over from German and used from the Middle Ages, at first mainly among the nobility. Konrad I of Masovia was a thirteenth-century Polish prince.

The name had a later literary life in Poland: Adam Mickiewicz gave it to the hero of his 1828 narrative poem Konrad Wallenrod, a Lithuanian knight in the Teutonic Order. That is a literary use of a name already long in existence, not its starting point.

How Popular is the Name Konrad?

Konrad has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #1,284 in 1955.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Konrad Shapes Your Personality and Life?

EXTREMES in fortune, health and spirituality. You are very versatile, idealistic and intuitive. You either enjoy great success or suffer abject misery. The solution is service to others. Use your leadership abilities for humanity and not for self-glorification. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.

You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.

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