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Connell

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Meaning of Connell: Irish: 'strong as a wolf'

Connell is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3058th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3058

38 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,771

First recorded 1913 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 6 babies1985: 17 babies1986: 10 babies1987: 9 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 13 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 20 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 11 babies1995: 14 babies1996: 24 babies1997: 18 babies1998: 13 babies1999: 10 babies2000: 19 babies20002001: 14 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 18 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 15 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 22 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 14 babies20102011: 23 babies2012: 24 babies2013: 19 babies2014: 26 babies2015: 22 babies2016: 13 babies2017: 19 babies2018: 11 babies2019: 26 babies2020: 31 babies20202021: 42 babies2022: 46 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 34 babies2025: 38 babies
US babies named Connell per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 46.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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