BabyNameScore

Conrad

KAHN·rad · 2 syllables

Conrad is distinctive.

91/100

Strong Practical Fit

Balanced across pronunciation, everyday use, lifetime fit and international use.

Name Profile

  1. Pronunciation & Spelling

    Clear, with one common misreading

    A documented English pronunciation is on file: KAHN-rad. Commonly mispronounced as kuh-NRAD.

    91/100

  2. Everyday Use

    Low risk

    Shortens naturally in everyday use, with four established short forms.

    95/100

  3. Growing Up

    Strong lifetime fit

    Works comfortably across child and adult settings.

    82/100

  4. International Use

    Broad international fit

    Works cleanly across the assessed languages and writing systems.

    85/100

NAME DETAILS

COMMON FORMS
Con
Connie
Kurt
Kuno
CLOSE SPELLINGS
Conrade
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
Konrad
Corrado
Conrado
ORIGIN & HISTORY

About the name

Brave counsel (also rendered "bold counsel") — from Old High German kuoni ("brave, bold") and rat ("counsel, advice"). Sources give slightly different English glosses for the first element ("brave" vs. "bold"), but agree on the underlying Old High German roots kuoni + rat and the overall "brave/bold counsel" sense; this is a translation nuance rather than a genuine etymological dispute.

  1. Kuonrat (Old High German). Conrad II (990-1039) was the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Salic dynasty, and the name recurred among German nobility through the medieval period. It appeared occasionally in medieval England but became common there only after being reintroduced from Germany in the 19th century.
  2. Mythological and religious contextConrad of Constance, a 10th-century bishop of Constance in southern Germany, was canonized as a saint, giving the name an early religious pedigree in German-speaking Catholic tradition.
POPULARITY

Conrad over time

United States
#417RANK

Rank #417 gives national context, not a classroom forecast.

Uncommon in current U.S. usage. Ranked #417 in the U.S., 2025.

SourceU.S. Social Security Administration · 2025 release

Pronunciation & Forms

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KAHN·rad

STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

COMMON FORMS
  • Con
  • Connie
  • Kurt
  • Kuno
CLOSE SPELLINGS
  • Conrade
OTHER-LANGUAGE FORMS
  • KonradDE
  • CorradoIT
  • ConradoES/PT
  • Kunradolder German
PRACTICAL LIFE

How This Name Lives

AT SCHOOL & DAY TO DAY

Short and phonetically simple for a child to say and spell, though its formal, old-world sound leans more toward a name a child grows into than one that reads as playful or youthful.

INTO ADULTHOOD

Conrad reads as classic, formal, and upper-class per aggregator perception data, giving it a durable, professional register that suits adulthood well; its historical association with emperors, saints, and public figures (Joseph Conrad, Conrad Hilton) reinforces a mature, dignified impression.

Cultural Footprint

A historically German name that entered English use in the medieval period and was reintroduced from Germany in the 19th century; it now reads in the US primarily as a classic, formal, slightly old-world choice rather than a name tied to one specific living cultural community.

TRACEABLE ORIGIN
  1. Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)Polish-British novelist
  2. Pete Conrad (1930-1999)NASA astronaut, third person to walk on the Moon
  3. Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)hotelier, founder of Hilton Hotels
  4. Conrad Hall (1926-2003)cinematographer

More about Conrad

FORMALITY

Conrad functions as a fully formal given name with no built-in casual register of its own; informal use relies on borrowed diminutives like Connie or Kurt rather than a native short form.

EDITORIAL SYNTHESIS

The Decision

Conrad is spelled without unusual letter patterns, and it holds up in everyday use. Surname-dependent compatibility remains unassessed until a surname is added.

STRENGTH

A documented English pronunciation is on file. Uses standard characters that systems widely handle cleanly.

BEST FIT

Everyday Use is the strongest-scoring part of this name — no obvious nickname traps, rhymes, or initial issues detected.

FULL-NAME CHECK

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Conrad