Conall: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Conall is an Irish boy's name meaning “mighty hound.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- Mighty hound
- Gender
- Boy
- English forms
- Connell
- Popularity in Ireland
- No. 97 for boys (2025)
How do you pronounce Conall?
Conall is pronounced KUN-al. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Connall.
What does Conall mean?
Means friendship or could be from con “a hound”, as applied to a swift-footed warrior, and all “great, mighty”. In Irish legend Conall Cearnach (“Conall the Victorious”), one of the mightiest warrior hero's in the Red Branch Knights, the forerunners of the Knights of the Round Table, avenged the death of his foster brother Cuchulainn (read the legend). It was also believed that he was in the Holy Land when Christ was crucified. Every nation on earth was reputedly represented and Conall Cearnach was Ireland’s representative and it is further believed that he was one of the people who put their shoulders to the rock that covered the entrance to Christ’s tomb and rolled it back on that first Easter morning.
How popular is Conall in Ireland?
In 2025, 59 baby boys in Ireland were named Conall, which made it No. 97 that year. That's up from No. 140 ten years earlier. The most babies got the name in 2021: 63. It first appears in the records in 1966, with 4 baby boys.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | No. 97 |
| 2024 | 36 | No. 144 |
| 2023 | 45 | No. 127 |
| 2022 | 44 | No. 135 |
| 2021 | 63 | No. 101 |
| 2020 | 34 | No. 165 |
| 2019 | 28 | No. 191 |
| 2018 | 25 | No. 216 |
| 2017 | 45 | No. 138 |
| 2016 | 48 | No. 136 |
| 2015 | 45 | No. 140 |
| 2014 | 48 | No. 132 |
| 2013 | 46 | No. 138 |
| 2012 | 48 | No. 146 |
| 2011 | 38 | No. 177 |
| 2010 | 40 | No. 169 |
| 2009 | 31 | No. 185 |
| 2008 | 36 | No. 176 |
| 2007 | 33 | No. 166 |
| 2006 | 40 | No. 135 |
| 2005 | 32 | No. 148 |
| 2004 | 21 | No. 177 |
| 2003 | 30 | No. 138 |
| 2002 | 17 | No. 185 |
| 2001 | 14 | No. 191 |
| 2000 | 21 | No. 158 |
| 1999 | 22 | No. 149 |
| 1998 | 22 | No. 145 |
| 1997 | 17 | No. 174 |
| 1996 | 21 | No. 156 |
| 1995 | 20 | No. 155 |
| 1994 | 12 | No. 184 |
| 1993 | 23 | No. 151 |
| 1992 | 13 | No. 188 |
| 1991 | 9 | No. 205 |
| 1990 | 15 | No. 175 |
| 1989 | 11 | No. 184 |
| 1988 | 6 | No. 235 |
| 1987 | 10 | No. 197 |
| 1986 | 11 | No. 192 |
| 1985 | 7 | No. 218 |
| 1984 | 5 | No. 250 |
| 1983 | 12 | No. 192 |
| 1982 | 11 | No. 196 |
| 1981 | 5 | No. 260 |
| 1980 | 5 | No. 264 |
| 1979 | 4 | No. 292 |
| 1978 | 16 | No. 170 |
| 1977 | 6 | No. 253 |
| 1976 | 6 | No. 241 |
| 1975 | 11 | No. 204 |
| 1974 | 6 | No. 251 |
| 1973 | 5 | No. 268 |
| 1972 | 6 | No. 238 |
| 1971 | 3 | No. 304 |
| 1970 | 3 | No. 305 |
| 1969 | 3 | No. 291 |
| 1968 | 5 | No. 222 |
| 1967 | 4 | No. 245 |
| 1966 | 4 | No. 229 |
Conall in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Conall, letter by letter.
- CColl, hazel
- OOnn, gorse
- NNion, ash
- AAilm, pine
- LLuis, rowan
- LLuis, rowan
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Names that go with Conall
Questions about Conall
- How do you pronounce Conall?
- Conall is pronounced KUN-al. Two syllables, stress on the first. There's a short video above where you can hear it said.
- What does Conall mean?
- Conall means “mighty hound.”
- Is Conall a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Conall is a boy's name.
- What is Conall in English?
- The English form of Conall is Connell.
- How popular is Conall in Ireland?
- In 2025, Conall was No. 97 for boys in Ireland, with 59 babies, according to the Central Statistics Office. That's the highest it has ever ranked.