Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Conway

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,287 Trend ↑ Rising 90%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#1,287
among boys · ↑244 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
152
named Conway · +27% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,237
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
152 babies
All-time total
2,932
#2,579 all-time among boys
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Conway popularity over time

2,932 babies have been named Conway since 1881, 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 – 5 5 1 – #895
1890s – 6 6 1 +20% #913
1900s – 29 29 3 +383% #950
1910s – 176 176 18 +507% #1,296
1920s – 366 366 37 +108% #938
1930s – 221 221 22 -40% #1,132
1940s – 194 194 19 -12% #1,274
1950s – 181 181 18 -7% #1,556
1960s – 170 170 17 -6% #1,697
1970s – 181 181 18 +6% #1,832
1980s – 106 106 11 -41% #2,985
1990s – 126 126 13 +19% #3,240
2000s – 119 119 12 -6% #4,305
2010s – 453 453 45 +281% #2,085
2020s (to 2025) 11 588 599 100 +120% #1,287

Where Conway 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 169 0.10 outside top 500
2027 185 0.11 outside top 500
2028 200 0.12 outside top 500
2029 214 0.13 outside top 500
2030 226 0.13 outside top 500

Where Conway is most popular

Boys named Conway per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.060 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Kentucky, 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 Conway 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
Oklahoma 9 0.102 +70%
Kentucky 10 0.100 +66%
North Carolina 20 0.078 +31%
Texas 69 0.078 +31%
Iowa 5 0.073 +21%
Tennessee 13 0.072 +20%
Louisiana 6 0.059 ≈ national
Missouri 8 0.058 ≈ national
Ohio 15 0.057 -5%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -32%
Florida 19 0.040 -33%
Indiana 6 0.037 -37%
Michigan 7 0.034 -43%
Georgia 6 0.024 -60%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -69%
New York 5 0.012 -81%
California 7 0.008 -87%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
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 Conway

Conway is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,287 in 2025 with 152 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 2,932 American babies have been named Conway. Its peak came in 2025, when 152 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 Conway stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Conway?

The median living Conway is about 13 years old; half are between 4 and 51. An estimated 2,000 people named Conway are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

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

Conway 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 – – 152 #1,287
2024 5 #15,791 115 #1,531
2023 – – 101 #1,684
2022 – – 81 #1,920
2021 6 #13,872 68 #2,114
2020 – – 71 #2,003
2019 – – 62 #2,236
2018 – – 68 #2,085
2017 – – 52 #2,458
2016 – – 64 #2,145
2015 – – 55 #2,363
2014 – – 34 #3,248
2013 – – 39 #2,899
2012 – – 29 #3,632
2011 – – 26 #3,908
2010 – – 24 #4,134
2009 – – 23 #4,305
2008 – – 18 #5,103
2007 – – 16 #5,478
2006 – – 10 #7,531
2005 – – 8 #8,438
2004 – – 11 #6,605
2003 – – 5 #11,206
2002 – – 12 #5,792
2001 – – 8 #7,662
2000 – – 8 #7,568
1995 – – 7 #7,127
1990 – – 13 #4,213
1985 – – 11 #3,842
1980 – – 15 #2,985
1975 – – 26 #1,842
1970 – – 19 #2,074
1965 – – 19 #1,816
1960 – – 23 #1,697
1955 – – 15 #2,066
1950 – – 19 #1,709
1945 – – 27 #1,274
1940 – – 18 #1,641
1935 – – 27 #1,300
1930 – – 21 #1,610
1925 – – 35 #1,204
1920 – – 30 #1,331
1915 – – 23 #1,420
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – 6 #913
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Conway

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Conway Twitty Conway Twitty American country singer (1933–1993) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Conway?

The median living Conway is about 13 years old. Half of all living Conways are between 4 and 51 years old.

How many people named Conway are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Conway are alive in the United States, based on 2,932 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Conway mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Conway in 2025?

Conway ranked #1,287 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 152 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Conway?

2,932 babies have been named Conway in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Conway most popular?

Conway peaked in 2025, when 152 newborns received the name.

Is Conway a boy or girl name?

Conway is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Conway rising or falling?

Conway is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Conway become more popular?

Conway is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 226 boys named Conway in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Conway?

Well-known people named Conway include Conway Twitty (singer).

Names like Conway

Names that sound and feel close to Conway: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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