Girl · #7,015 in 2026

Conna

Name: Popularity of the name Conna in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Conna, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Conna is a village in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the River Bride, southeast of the town of Fermoy, on the R628 regional road. The village contains several pubs, a shop, a post office, a Roman Catholic church and a nearby Church of Ireland chapel. The village is dominated by Conna Castle, a five-story tower house situated on a limestone outcrop near the river.

Current Rank

#7,015

Peak Rank

#4,010 (1961)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1932

First Year

1968

Last Year

1961

Peak Year

#4010

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Conna

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Origin & history

Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes a number of ringfort , standing stone and fulacht fiadh sites in the townlands of Conna, Clashaganniv, Curraheen and Kilclare. During the mid-16th century, the Fitzgeralds, Earls of Desmond, built Conna Castle on a high limestone rock overlooking the River Bride. The castle and its estate was seized by the English and passed into the hands of Walter Raleigh , the English settler. The rightful heir to the castle, James FitzThomas (the Sugán Earl) staged an unsuccessful attempt to capture the castle. The castle then went through a series of dif

The Story of Conna

Conna first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1932, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 11 Connas were born — ranking #4,010 that year. As of 2026, Conna ranks #7,015 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 95 Connas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.

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Notable people named Conna

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Liam Kearney (born 1983), professional footballer and coach
Angela Lansbury (1925–2022), actor and producer, moved to the area with her husband Peter Shaw and lived in a 19th-century farmhouse named Knockmourne Glebe.
Bartholomew MacCarthy (1843–1904), Irish historian

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Names that sound like Conna

Phonetically similar names — useful when Conna is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Khana
Qana
Comma
Cana
Cano
Kenna
Kona
Kano
Kama
Cama
Canna
Cona

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Conna

What does the name Conna mean?

How popular is Conna in 2026?

In 2026, Conna ranks #7,015 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Conna most popular?

Conna reached its peak popularity in 1961, ranking #4,010 that year with 11 babies given the name.

Is Conna a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Conna is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Conna?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Conna include Rendy, Thersea, Cerita. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Conna

Conna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1932 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Conna's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #4,010. Use the chart and map above to compare Conna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

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