Connell
Connell was the 3140th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1334th; the most babies were born in 2022 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,286 places. More babies were named Connell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,140 boys, up 365 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 38boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202246 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,771babies recorded
Connell popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,140 | 38 |
| 2020 | #3,505 | 31 |
| 2010 | #6,096 | 14 |
| 2000 | #4,086 | 19 |
| 1990 | #4,211 | 13 |
| 1980 | #3,661 | 11 |
| 1970 | #2,007 | 20 |
| 1960 | #1,592 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,666 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,355 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1920 | #2,489 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Connell, counting every spelling?
Connell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Connell?
38 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Connell (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Connell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 221 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Connell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Connell?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Connell are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 13 and 60. That makes Connell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Connell by state
How common Connell was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Connell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Connell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Connell
How popular is the name Connell?
Connell was the 3140th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 38 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1334th; the most babies were born in 2022 (46). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,286 places. More babies were named Connell in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Connell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Connell in the US.
Where is Connell most popular?
In 2021–2025, Connell was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.