Conway
- Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293
- #1,287 for boys in 2025, 152 births
- Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 2,921since 1881
Conway over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Conway has never cracked the top 800 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,287 | 152 | |
| 2024 | #15,293 | 5 | #1,530 | 115 |
| 2023 | — | #1,681 | 101 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,917 | 81 | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | #2,109 | 68 |
| 2020 | — | #1,996 | 71 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,228 | 62 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,083 | 68 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,450 | 52 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,145 | 64 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,355 | 55 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,234 | 34 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,895 | 39 | |
| 2012 | — | #3,625 | 29 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,885 | 26 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,099 | 24 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,278 | 23 | |
| 2008 | — | #5,067 | 18 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,434 | 16 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,427 | 10 | |
| 2005 | — | #8,299 | 8 | |
| 2004 | — | #6,520 | 11 | |
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,725 | 12 | |
| 2001 | — | #7,536 | 8 | |
| 2000 | — | #7,416 | 8 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,762 | 14 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,873 | 13 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,246 | 15 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,187 | 11 | |
| 1995 | — | #6,992 | 7 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,215 | 21 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,447 | 13 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,564 | 12 | |
| 1991 | — | #6,519 | 7 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,167 | 13 | |
| 1989 | — | #4,811 | 10 | |
| 1988 | — | #5,751 | 7 | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | — | #3,005 | 16 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,805 | 11 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,701 | 11 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,071 | 14 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,482 | 12 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,965 | 15 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,361 | 19 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,835 | 26 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,946 | 12 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,405 | 16 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,020 | 20 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,823 | 24 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,058 | 19 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,308 | 14 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,109 | 15 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,985 | 8 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,729 | 21 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,957 | 17 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,686 | 23 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,692 | 23 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,974 | 17 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,896 | 18 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,722 | 21 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,048 | 15 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,826 | 18 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,551 | 24 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,010 | 15 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,725 | 19 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,701 | 19 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,703 | 19 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,786 | 18 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,382 | 26 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,270 | 27 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,988 | 13 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,399 | 25 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,946 | 14 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,759 | 16 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,458 | 21 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,476 | 21 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,688 | 17 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,872 | 14 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,295 | 27 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,608 | 19 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,310 | 26 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,651 | 19 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,128 | 36 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,602 | 21 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,173 | 35 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,353 | 29 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,112 | 41 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,192 | 36 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,201 | 35 | |
| 1924 | — | #937 | 56 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,275 | 32 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,181 | 37 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,226 | 35 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,323 | 30 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,386 | 27 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,286 | 30 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,396 | 25 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,304 | 27 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,410 | 23 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,537 | 6 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | #1,200 | 6 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | #1,205 | 5 | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
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| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Conway! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1889, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Conway is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oklahoma#464 · 1 in 1,965
- Missouri#648 · 1 in 3,476
- Tennessee#777 · 1 in 4,596
- Ohio#855 · 1 in 5,837
- North Carolina#1,028 · 1 in 7,353
Best ever in a state: #286 in Arkansas, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #464 | 9 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Missouri | #648 | 8 | 1 in 3,476 |
| Tennessee | #777 | 8 | 1 in 4,596 |
| Ohio | #855 | 9 | 1 in 5,837 |
| North Carolina | #1,028 | 7 | 1 in 7,353 |
| Texas | #1,039 | 22 | 1 in 7,957 |
| Georgia | #1,216 | 6 | 1 in 8,370 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,231 | 5 | 1 in 10,452 |
| Florida | #1,478 | 7 | 1 in 13,648 |
| New York | #1,760 | 5 | 1 in 16,885 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Conway
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 709 spots since 2020 (#1,996 → #1,287)
- Biggest jump: 338 spots in 1924
- Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1925
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1881 at #866 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1882, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 4 yrs · 1881–1924
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,237
- Highest: 1 in 11,237 boys born in 2025 were named Conway (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #866 in 1881, was only 1 in 20,147 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 20.1% of all boys named Conway (588) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #866 (1881) | #866 |
| 1890s | 6 | #884 (1890) | #884 |
| 1900s | 29 | #933 (1902) | #1,135 |
| 1910s | 176 | #1,286 (1918) | #1,457 |
| 1920s | 366 | #937 (1924) | #1,197 |
| 1930s | 221 | #1,128 (1931) | #1,509 |
| 1940s | 194 | #1,270 (1945) | #1,661 |
| 1950s | 181 | #1,551 (1953) | #1,855 |
| 1960s | 170 | #1,686 (1961) | #2,043 |
| 1970s | 181 | #1,823 (1971) | #2,385 |
| 1980s | 106 | #2,965 (1980) | #3,828 |
| 1990s | 126 | #3,215 (1994) | #4,897 |
| 2000s | 119 | #4,278 (2009) | #6,860 |
| 2010s | 453 | #2,083 (2018) | #2,900 |
| 2020s | 588 | #1,287 (2025) | #1,753 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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