Conor
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain.
- Irish
- English
- Irish Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Conor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- English
- Irish Mythology
The Story of Conor
American parents first put Conor on the record books as a baby boy name in 1961, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 1,250 Conors were born — ranking #232 that year. About 30% of every Conor on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Conor ranks #848 for baby boys with 289 births, falling sharply (-54%). All told, over 28K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Conor
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Conor. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Conchobar
- Conchobhar
- Conchúr
- Connor
Names that sound like Conor
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About the name Conor
Conor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 28K births in the dataset. Conor's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #232. Use the chart and map above to compare Conor'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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