Conner
Conner was the 864th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 277 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 127th with 3,207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 608 places. More babies were named Conner in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Connor) lover of hounds · Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #864 boys, down 426 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 277boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20053,207 babies
- Total since 1880
- 57,262babies recorded
What does the name Conner mean?
Conner is a spelling of Connor, pronounced the same way, so it shares Connor's meaning and origin.
Connor is the English form of the Irish name Conchobhar (modern Conchúr), from Old Irish Conchobar. The name is usually explained as 'lover of hounds' or 'lover of wolves', from the Irish word for a hound, cú (genitive con); Wiktionary and Wikipedia both give this meaning. Its most famous early bearer is Conchobar mac Nessa, the legendary king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of tales. The surname O'Connor comes from Ó Conchobhair, 'descendant of Conchobhar'.
Conchobar (Old Irish, “Conchobar”)cú (Old Irish, “hound (genitive con)”)
How sure is this? Probable. The 'hound' element is clear; the exact sense of the second element is less certain.
Related names: Conor, Conner, Konnor, Conchúr, O'Connor.
See also: Irish names, names that mean love, names that mean an animal.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Connor', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Connor (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Conchobar', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Conner popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 867 since 1990, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #864 | 277 |
| 2020 | #438 | 676 |
| 2010 | #158 | 2,440 |
| 2000 | #191 | 1,880 |
| 1990 | #625 | 263 |
| 1980 | #3,454 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #4,141 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,817 | 9 |
| 1920 | #3,914 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Conner, counting every spelling?
Conner is a spelling of Connor, a name family that ranked #128 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #864 for Conner on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,874 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connor | 2,211 | #166 | 14,660 |
| Conor | 292 | #845 | 2,277 |
| Conner | 277 | #864 | 1,968 |
| Konnor | 52 | #2,553 | 447 |
| Konner | 42 | #2,961 | 335 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Conner?
277 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Conner (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Conner 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 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Conner.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Conner?
About 55,200 people born in the US named Conner are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 26. That makes Conner mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Conner by state
How common Conner was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.8×), Mississippi (3.1×), Kentucky (2.7×), Alabama (2.3×), Indiana (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Conner: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Conner, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Conner
What does Conner mean?
Conner is a spelling of Connor, which means “lover of hounds” (Irish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Conner?
Conner was the 864th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 277 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 127th with 3,207 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 608 places. More babies were named Conner in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Conner a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Conner in the US.
Where is Conner most popular?
In 2021–2025, Conner was most common in West Virginia (0.86 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Kentucky.