Conrad is a Germanic name from kuoni, "brave", and rad, "counsel", so it means "brave counsel" or "bold adviser". It was borne by several German emperors and in America by hotelier Conrad Hilton, while the novelist Joseph Conrad adopted it as a surname. Conrad has been in the US top 1000 all century and rose from number 708 in 2000 to number 417 in 2025, its best rank yet.