Entry № 3604 · Japanese origin

Konan Konan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KOH-nahn /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Japanese
Meaning
"Iconic Konan - Naruto Akatsuki only female + Origami Goddess"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "iconic konan - naruto akatsuki only female + origami goddess".

Konan is from the iconic foundational Japanese manga — a modern formation. A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Konan — *iconic foundational female character in the foundational Japanese manga/anime franchise Naruto + Naruto: Shippuden; created by Masashi Kishimoto; widely considered one of the most-iconic female anime characters of the 21st century; the iconic foundational Naruto manga has sold over 250 million copies worldwide; the iconic Konan is the foundational only female member of the iconic foundational S-rank criminal organization Akatsuki + the foundational co-leader of Amegakure (Hidden Rain Village) alongside iconic foundational Nagato (Pain); widely considered one of the foundational warrior female characters in modern shonen anime + the foundational example of female leadership in a male-dominated organization; her foundational Paper Release (Kami no Jutsu) — the iconic foundational origami-based ninjutsu technique — became one of the foundational unique-ability female characters in modern shonen anime; widely known as the iconic foundational Angel of Amegakure (Ame no Tenshi) + the foundational God's Angel*; her foundational tragic backstory — orphaned in the iconic foundational Second Shinobi World War + raised by iconic foundational Jiraiya alongside Yahiko + Nagato — is widely considered one of the foundational emotional backstories in modern shonen anime; her foundational climactic battle against iconic foundational Tobi (Obito Uchiha) — releasing 600 billion paper bombs over Lake Amegakure for 10 minutes — is widely considered one of the foundational climactic battles in modern shonen anime; her foundational iconic blue hair + foundational paper flower + foundational Akatsuki cloak aesthetic became one of the foundational anime character designs of the 2000s. Princess Konan — modern Japanese-anime heritage naming.

Featured throughout Japanese anime.

Iconic Konan in foundational Naruto (250M+ manga) — foundational only female Akatsuki + Angel of Amegakure + foundational Paper Release origami ninjutsu + 600 billion paper bombs.

The name in its native script.

小南
Transliteration
Konan
Pronunciation
/ ˈkoʊ.nɑːn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Konan stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Konan · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Konans before her.

Real people

In fiction
Konan
Iconic Naruto Akatsuki only female + Angel of Amegakure.
1999

Names connected to Konan.

The number behind Konan.

8

The Authority

Konan reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Angel of Amegakure. Five letters. Konan."
Hanako · Mother of one · Tokyo