Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Conley

Gender Unisex · 13% girls Rank 2025 #2,521 Trend ↑ Rising 16%

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach.

Rank 2025
#2,521
among boys · ↓203 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
99
named Conley · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,228
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
115 babies
All-time total
4,661
#2,058 all-time among boys
First recorded
1882
in Social Security records

Conley popularity over time

4,661 babies have been named Conley since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 16 16 2 – #863
1890s – 18 18 2 +12% #874
1900s – 58 58 6 +222% #709
1910s – 285 285 29 +391% #941
1920s – 429 429 43 +51% #946
1930s – 412 412 41 -4% #859
1940s – 436 436 44 +6% #871
1950s – 314 314 31 -28% #1,156
1960s 5 219 224 22 -29% #1,357
1970s – 169 169 17 -25% #1,702
1980s – 149 149 15 -12% #2,443
1990s 47 214 261 26 +75% #2,736
2000s 84 312 396 40 +52% #2,669
2010s 215 680 895 90 +126% #1,836
2020s (to 2025) 249 350 599 100 +12% #2,113

Where Conley is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 54 0.03 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 56 0.03 outside top 500
2030 57 0.03 outside top 500

Where Conley is most popular

Boys named Conley per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.035 per 1,000. Strongest in Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Conley born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Tennessee 18 0.100 +187%
Arkansas 5 0.079 +127%
North Carolina 17 0.067 +92%
Utah 6 0.063 +81%
Missouri 5 0.036 ≈ national
Texas 26 0.030 -15%
Ohio 6 0.023 -35%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arizona – – –
California – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Conley

Conley is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,521 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 4,661 American babies have been named Conley, about 87% boys and 13% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 115 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Conley stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Conley?

The median living Conley is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 52. An estimated 3,100 people named Conley are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Conley year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 46 #3,351 53 #2,521
2024 42 #3,656 61 #2,318
2023 34 #4,211 69 #2,113
2022 53 #3,083 62 #2,301
2021 38 #3,897 55 #2,444
2020 36 #3,942 50 #2,557
2019 41 #3,680 59 #2,317
2018 14 #7,858 53 #2,450
2017 32 #4,413 71 #2,005
2016 27 #5,030 76 #1,927
2015 18 #6,786 75 #1,934
2014 17 #7,064 71 #2,005
2013 19 #6,528 58 #2,231
2012 14 #8,307 72 #1,965
2011 21 #6,195 77 #1,836
2010 12 #9,361 68 #2,016
2009 12 #9,523 46 #2,669
2008 9 #11,807 40 #2,957
2007 14 #8,629 38 #3,036
2006 8 #12,674 26 #3,804
2005 11 #9,597 25 #3,734
2004 9 #10,886 22 #4,037
2003 7 #12,698 33 #2,938
2002 9 #10,416 31 #2,957
2001 5 #15,876 23 #3,635
2000 – – 28 #3,089
1995 10 #8,218 26 #2,778
1990 – – 15 #3,808
1985 – – 9 #4,390
1980 – – 10 #3,897
1975 – – 16 #2,552
1970 – – 22 #1,898
1965 – – 23 #1,633
1960 – – 20 #1,821
1955 – – 31 #1,375
1950 – – 36 #1,207
1945 – – 37 #1,061
1940 – – 33 #1,163
1935 – – 35 #1,103
1930 – – 47 #993
1925 – – 44 #1,045
1920 – – 36 #1,211
1915 – – 44 #941
1910 – – 12 #941
1905 – – 12 #709
1900 – – 11 #796
1895 – – 5 #1,115
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #968
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Conley, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Conley?

The median living Conley is about 17 years old. Half of all living Conleys are between 8 and 52 years old.

How many people named Conley are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Conley are alive in the United States, based on 4,661 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Conley mean?

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conghalaigh and Ó Conghaile, patronyms of Conghalach.

How popular is the name Conley in 2025?

Conley ranked #2,521 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Conley?

4,661 babies have been named Conley in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Conley most popular?

Conley peaked in 2022, when 115 newborns received the name.

Is Conley a boy or girl name?

Conley is used for both: about 13% of babies named Conley have been girls and 87% boys.

Is the name Conley rising or falling?

Conley has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Conley become more popular?

Conley is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 57 boys named Conley in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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