# Connor (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/connor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Irish |
| Meaning | “lover of hounds”, “descendant of conchúr” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɑnəɹ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Conor, Conner, Konner |
| US babies named this | 236,262 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 234,546 / 1,716 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 53,228, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 9,875 |
| 2012 | 13 | 8,742 |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,221 |
| 2014 | 27 | 5,056 |
| 2015 | 22 | 5,873 |
| 2016 | 23 | 5,665 |
| 2017 | 23 | 5,549 |
| 2018 | 25 | 5,198 |
| 2019 | 29 | 4,678 |
| 2020 | 15 | 7,298 |
| 2021 | 16 | 7,033 |
| 2022 | 18 | 6,513 |
| 2023 | 23 | 5,426 |
| 2024 | 23 | 5,487 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7,573 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7,410 | 54 |
| 2012 | 6,983 | 59 |
| 2013 | 7,117 | 56 |
| 2014 | 7,231 | 52 |
| 2015 | 6,772 | 55 |
| 2016 | 7,037 | 54 |
| 2017 | 6,422 | 56 |
| 2018 | 6,086 | 58 |
| 2019 | 5,161 | 68 |
| 2020 | 4,414 | 78 |
| 2021 | 3,764 | 98 |
| 2022 | 3,213 | 118 |
| 2023 | 2,861 | 126 |
| 2024 | 2,611 | 136 |
| 2025 | 2,211 | 166 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | 3,174 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1,471 | 48 |
| 2012 | 1,152 | 58 |
| 2013 | 974 | 66 |
| 2014 | 841 | 79 |
| 2015 | 642 | 100 |
| 2016 | 638 | 103 |
| 2017 | 556 | 113 |
| 2018 | 461 | 126 |
| 2019 | 334 | 160 |
| 2020 | 335 | 158 |
| 2021 | 293 | 180 |
| 2022 | 194 | 244 |
| 2023 | 187 | 251 |
| 2024 | 177 | 264 |
| 2025 | 152 | 299 |

## In other languages

- Greek: Κονορ
- Irish: Conchúr, Conchobhar
- Russian: Конор
- Welsh: Cicopor

## People named Connor

- Connor Metcalfe, Australian soccer player (born 1999)
- Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor Wickham, English association football player (born 1993)
- Connor Storrie, American actor (born 2000)
- Connor Paolo, American actor
- Connor Swindells, British actor
- Connor Hellebuyck, American ice hockey player
- Connor Jessup, Canadian actor
- Connor Trinneer, American actor
- Connor Fields, American BMX racer, motivational speaker and television presenter
- Connor Bedard, Canadian ice hockey player
- Connor Randall, English association football player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.