Conner
Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word Conchobhar, meaning "lover of hounds", or "lover of wolves". The most prominent person with this name in medieval Ireland was the Irish king Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king in Ulster described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, and the name was probably first anglicised to Connor by the Hiberno-Normans.
Meaning & Origin of Conner
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Connor is an Irish male given name, anglicised from the compound Irish word Conchobhar, meaning "lover of hounds", or "lover of wolves". The most prominent person with this name in medieval Ireland was the Irish king Conchobar mac Nessa, a semi-legendary king in Ulster described in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, and the name was probably first anglicised to Connor by the Hiberno-Normans.
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The Story of Conner
Conner first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1915, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 3,207 Conners were born — ranking #127 that year. As of 2026, Conner ranks #1,012 for baby boys with 221 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 57K Conners have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Conner
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- Conner Greene (born 1995), American baseball player
- Conner Harrell (born 2004), American football player
- Conner Henry (born 1963), American basketball coach
- Conner Kelsall (born 1999), English professional boxer
- Conner O'Malley (born 1986), American comedian and writer
- Conner Reeves (born 1972), English singer and songwriter
- Conner Rousseau (born 1992), Belgian politician
- Conner Smith , American singer
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Names that sound like Conner
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About the name Conner
Conner is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 57K births in the dataset. Conner's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #127. Use the chart and map above to compare Conner'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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