Conway: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “holy water”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- KON-way · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
An English surname from the Welsh place-name Conwy, traditionally analyzed from elements meaning 'holy' and 'water'. As a first name, it is transferred from the surname.
How popular is Conway?
Babies named Conway in 2024120
2024 rank#1,525 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,780
Conway is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Conway
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Conway questions
What does the name Conway mean?
Conway means "holy water". It comes from Welsh. An English surname from the Welsh place-name Conwy, traditionally analyzed from elements meaning 'holy' and 'water'. As a first name, it is transferred from the surname.
Is Conway a boy or girl name?
Conway is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Conway?
120 US babies were named Conway in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Conway?
Conway is usually pronounced KON-way.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.