Connor

What Connor means

Means “lover of hounds”

The first name is from Irish Conchúr, Conchobhar, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Connor” (revision 91731066), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Connor?

US: Falling: down from #55 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #100 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2004, when 10,049 boys got the name (#38 that year). First in the US records in 1913.

How common

• About 1 in 773 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,789 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 468 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in DC (5.94 per 1,000 boys), NH (5.11 per 1,000 boys), CT (4.77 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Connor is #166 in the US and #299 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.4% of US babies named Connor were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Conor292 US · 67 E&W
• Conner277 US · 5 E&W
• Konnor52 US
• Konner42 US
• Conroy5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

Spelling variants on Wiktionary

• Conor
• Conner
• Konner
• O'Connor

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Connor

Boys

• Bryce#357Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 4,319 babies; 919 in 2025
• Dylan#41Welsh, meaning “to, of + tide”^*
• Aidan#326“fire”^*
• Gavin#303Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #70 in 2015, #303 in 2025
• Evan#153“God is gracious”^*
• Tristan#309“riot”^*

For a sister

• Ashlyn#972“dream, vision”^*
• Ashlynn#980Variant of Ashlyn, meaning “dream, vision”^*
• Kira#385Editor’s note Down from #361 in 2015 to #385 in 2025 in the US
• Allie#569Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #255 in 2015, #569 in 2025
• Aileen#799Variant of Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”^*
• Kaitlyn#799Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #197 in 2015, #799 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Irish & Celtic, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Connor’s. Rank is US 2025.