Konnor
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.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Konnor
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)
- English
The Story of Konnor
Konnor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1988, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 267 Konnors were born — ranking #821 that year. As of 2026, Konnor ranks #2,468 for baby boys with 56 births, falling sharply (-59%). In total, more than 6K Konnors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Konnor
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Notable people named Konnor
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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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About the name Konnor
Konnor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1988 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Konnor's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #810. Use the chart and map above to compare Konnor'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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