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Conner

Boy

Meaning of Conner: Irish: 'hound lover'

Conner is a boy's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 862nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#862

286 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

57,262

First recorded 1915 · peak 2005

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 24 babies1982: 11 babies1983: 27 babies1984: 33 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 40 babies1987: 135 babies1988: 175 babies1989: 190 babies1990: 269 babies19901991: 493 babies1992: 964 babies1993: 1,359 babies1994: 1,366 babies1995: 1,526 babies1996: 1,634 babies1997: 1,795 babies1998: 1,834 babies1999: 1,932 babies2000: 1,909 babies20002001: 1,856 babies2002: 1,942 babies2003: 2,694 babies2004: 3,054 babies2005: 3,229 babies2006: 2,866 babies2007: 2,636 babies2008: 2,433 babies2009: 2,498 babies2010: 2,446 babies20102011: 2,180 babies2012: 1,919 babies2013: 1,712 babies2014: 1,647 babies2015: 1,423 babies2016: 1,159 babies2017: 1,033 babies2018: 919 babies2019: 858 babies2020: 683 babies20202021: 580 babies2022: 449 babies2023: 365 babies2024: 332 babies2025: 286 babies
US babies named Conner per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,229.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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