Connor
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.
- Irish
- English
Meaning & Origin of Connor
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- English
The Story of Connor
The earliest SSA record of Connor as a baby boy name dates back to 1913, when 7 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 10,049 newborns named Connor — #38 in the national rankings. About 36% of every Connor on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Connor ranks #169 for baby boys with 2,142 births, falling sharply (-49%). All told, over 237K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Connor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Connor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Connor
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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 Connor
Phonetically similar names — useful when Connor is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Connor
Connor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 237K births in the dataset. Connor's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #38. Use the chart and map above to compare Connor'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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