Middle names for Connor
Good middle names for Connor change the rhythm, start with a different sound and end differently, so the full name doesn't blur or rhyme. Connor has 2 syllables and ranked #166 for boys in 2025; these boy names, all well established in US records, fit those rules.
1-syllable middle names
Connor has 2 syllables; a 1-syllable middle name gives a contrasting rhythm.
- Connor James English form of Jacob
- Connor Jack
- Connor John 'God is gracious' (Hebrew Yohanan)
- Connor Luke 'man from Lucania'
- Connor Miles
- Connor Brooks brook, stream (surname)
- Connor Beau handsome (French)
- Connor Myles
- Connor Jace short form of Jason: healer
- Connor George farmer, earth-worker
- Connor Juan God is gracious (Spanish form of John)
- Connor Dean
3-syllable middle names
A longer or shorter middle name also keeps the full name from sounding sing-song.
- Connor Oliver
- Connor Elijah 'my God is Yahweh'
- Connor Mateo 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew)
- Connor Benjamin
- Connor Sebastian from Sebaste; 'venerable'
- Connor Julian of Julius (Roman family name)
- Connor Elias 'my God is Yahweh' (via Elijah)
- Connor Gabriel 'God is my strength / man of God'
- Connor Maverick
- Connor Anthony
- Connor Josiah healed or supported by God
- Connor Isaiah God is salvation
Classic and vintage middle names
Names that have lasted (timeless) or are coming back after a century (vintage revival), by our measured style lists.
- Connor Anthony
- Connor Samuel
- Connor Henry home + ruler (Germanic)
- Connor Arthur
- Connor Vincent conquering
- Connor Francis Frenchman, Frank
- Connor Martin of Mars
- Connor Oliver
- Connor Leo lion
- Connor Wesley western meadow (surname)
Middle names from Connor's era
Names whose popularity rose and fell with Connor's, so they feel of a piece with it.
- Connor Hunter hunter (surname)
- Connor Dylan
- Connor Logan little hollow (place name)
- Connor Bryce
- Connor Drake dragon; or male duck (English surname)
- Connor Gage measure; or pledge (English surname)
- Connor Isaiah God is salvation
Try it with your last name
The surname changes everything: a middle name that flows with Connor can clash with your last name. Check Connor with a middle and last name for rhythm, initials and the monogram.
How these were chosen
There is no official record of middle names, so these come from sound rules, not popularity: a different number of syllables from Connor, a different first sound and ending, and no repeated consonant or vowel run-on where the names meet. Initials depend on your last name, so the full-name checker tests them. Candidates are names given to at least 2,500 boys in the last five years. Style groups use our measured style lists, and "same era" names are those with the most similar popularity curve to Connor.