Fun Facts About the Name Conner
- More than 57 thousand babies named Conner: U.S. records list 57,254 babies given the name Conner from 1880 through 2025. Even 866 girls received the name Conner - about 1 girl for every 65 boys.
What Does the Name Conner Mean?
Conner is chiefly a variant spelling of Connor, the English form of the Irish name Conchobhar (in older texts Conchobar). The Irish name joins cú, meaning "hound" or "wolf," in its genitive form con, with cobhar, meaning "desiring" or "longing." Word for word the parts give "hound-desiring"; the customary translation is "lover of hounds." Because cú could refer to a wolf as well as a hound, some glosses render the name "wolf lover." The exact force of cobhar in this compound is not fully settled, so the familiar rendering is a reasonable interpretation rather than a certain one.
The spelling Conner also exists independently as an English surname. That surname is usually explained as an occupational term from Middle English conner, an examiner or tester of goods, and it need not share an origin with the Irish given name. As a first name, however, Conner is normally the Irish name in its variant spelling.
Conner Name History & Origins
Conchobhar is an old Irish name, appearing in medieval Irish genealogies, annals, and sagas. Its best-known early bearer is Conchobhar mac Nessa, the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of tales, a legendary figure rather than a documented historical king. Several later Irish kings and churchmen also carried the name, which helped keep it in use in Gaelic Ireland.
When Irish names were rendered in English, the sounds of Conchobhar were simplified in different ways, producing Connor, Conner, and Conor. The ch of the Irish spelling represented a guttural sound that English did not keep, which is one reason the written forms vary so much. The Conner spelling matches an older English surname, and the two spellings have long been tangled together in English-speaking countries, especially with Irish emigration.
In the United States, Conner is generally treated as a spelling of the same name as Connor, and the two are often used interchangeably for boys. The surname Conner, with its separate occupational sense, is a different word that happens to look the same.
How Popular is the Name Conner?
Conner recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2005. Its best rank was #127 in 2005.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,270 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #10,429 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #11,400 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,568 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,342 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,422 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #9,891 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #10,752 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,129 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #9,012 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #12,091 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,195 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #11,219 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #9,873 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #13,682 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #15,402 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #10,237 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #18,242 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #7,965 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #5,639 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #3,138 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #6,659 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #7,133 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #5,048 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #4,214 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #2,748 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1998 | #2,405 | 58 | 0.0033% |
| 1997 | #2,075 | 68 | 0.0039% |
| 1996 | #1,932 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 1995 | #2,056 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 1994 | #1,910 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 1993 | #2,048 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1992 | #2,465 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1991 | #4,087 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #11,717 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #864 | 277 | 0.0162% |
| 2024 | #783 | 320 | 0.0187% |
| 2023 | #742 | 355 | 0.0208% |
| 2022 | #633 | 440 | 0.0252% |
| 2021 | #513 | 571 | 0.0327% |
| 2020 | #438 | 676 | 0.0392% |
| 2019 | #373 | 848 | 0.0473% |
| 2018 | #365 | 909 | 0.0501% |
| 2017 | #335 | 1,022 | 0.0552% |
| 2016 | #310 | 1,147 | 0.0605% |
| 2015 | #256 | 1,415 | 0.0738% |
| 2014 | #228 | 1,639 | 0.0853% |
| 2013 | #218 | 1,703 | 0.0900% |
| 2012 | #202 | 1,908 | 0.1006% |
| 2011 | #175 | 2,173 | 0.1144% |
| 2010 | #158 | 2,440 | 0.1272% |
| 2009 | #156 | 2,498 | 0.1260% |
| 2008 | #162 | 2,421 | 0.1187% |
| 2007 | #159 | 2,631 | 0.1268% |
| 2006 | #144 | 2,851 | 0.1387% |
| 2005 | #127 | 3,207 | 0.1606% |
| 2004 | #134 | 3,005 | 0.1514% |
| 2003 | #153 | 2,677 | 0.1355% |
| 2002 | #197 | 1,927 | 0.0993% |
| 2001 | #199 | 1,833 | 0.0943% |
| 2000 | #191 | 1,880 | 0.0957% |
| 1999 | #185 | 1,882 | 0.0980% |
| 1998 | #192 | 1,776 | 0.0929% |
| 1997 | #190 | 1,727 | 0.0916% |
| 1996 | #199 | 1,560 | 0.0824% |
| 1995 | #204 | 1,460 | 0.0767% |
| 1994 | #226 | 1,292 | 0.0669% |
| 1993 | #228 | 1,292 | 0.0659% |
| 1992 | #296 | 912 | 0.0457% |
| 1991 | #457 | 468 | 0.0232% |
| 1990 | #625 | 263 | 0.0128% |
| 1989 | #716 | 190 | 0.0095% |
| 1988 | #710 | 175 | 0.0091% |
| 1987 | #798 | 135 | 0.0072% |
| 1986 | #1,621 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #1,507 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1984 | #1,727 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1983 | #1,966 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1982 | #3,737 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #2,146 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #3,454 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #3,037 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #2,816 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #5,760 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,488 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,660 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,763 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,630 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,599 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,716 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #4,141 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,097 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,298 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #2,998 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,570 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,813 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,781 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,824 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #2,794 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,915 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #3,282 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,284 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,695 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #2,717 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #3,758 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #3,357 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,065 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1932 | #3,452 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #2,693 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #2,817 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,037 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #3,187 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1925 | #4,331 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #2,986 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #3,941 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,953 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #3,914 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #2,536 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #2,459 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #2,970 | 8 | 0.0009% |
| 1915 | #2,667 | 9 | 0.0011% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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