Conor

What Conor means

Means “lover of hounds”

From Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Conor” (revision 65203169), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Conor?

US: Falling: down from #474 in 2015. England & Wales: Falling: down from #344 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1993, when 1,250 boys got the name (#232 that year). First in the US records in 1961.

How common

• About 1 in 5,850 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 4,059 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 854 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 MA (0.96 per 1,000 boys), CT (0.91 per 1,000 boys), NY (0.46 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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

US vs UK

Conor is #843 in the US and #578 in England & Wales (2025).

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

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Conor were boys.

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

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Connor2,211 US · 152 E&W
• Conner277 US · 5 E&W
• Konnor52 US
• Conri5 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

• Connor
• Conner

Listed as alternative forms on Wiktionary.

If you like Conor

Boys

• Neil#850Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1954, with 1,959 babies; 288 in 2025
• Donald#690“prince / chief of the world”^*
• Roy#525“king”^*
• Allen#578Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1951, with 5,179 babies; 507 in 2025
• Kenneth#294“handsome”^*
• Dylan#41Welsh, meaning “to, of + tide”^*

For a sister

• Meredith#469“great lord”^*
• Morgan#312Editor’s note Cooling off in the US: #121 in 2015, #312 in 2025
• Sabrina#321Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1997, with 5,816 babies; 956 in 2025
• Jennifer#586Editor’s note Peaked in the US in 1972, with 63,600 babies; 501 in 2025
• Megan#887Diminutive of Margaret, meaning “pearl”^*
• Bridget#724Editor’s note Down from #534 in 2015 to #724 in 2025 in the US

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 Conor’s. Rank is US 2025.