Name profile

Connor

This name is a variant of Conor, based on the usual spelling of the surname that is derived from the name.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈkɑn.əɹ/; British English /ˈkɒn.ə/
Usage languagesEnglish, Irish
US rank (2025)#166

Meaning and history

Connor is a variant of Conor, based on the usual surname spelling derived from the name. It is currently the most common spelling in the English-speaking world, except in Ireland.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 8,676 births, rank #53
2007: 8,330 births, rank #55
2008: 7,817 births, rank #57
2009: 8,101 births, rank #52
2010: 8,051 births, rank #49
20112011: 7,410 births, rank #54
2012: 6,983 births, rank #59
2013: 7,117 births, rank #56
2014: 7,231 births, rank #52
2015: 6,772 births, rank #55
20162016: 7,037 births, rank #54
2017: 6,422 births, rank #56
2018: 6,086 births, rank #58
2019: 5,161 births, rank #68
2020: 4,414 births, rank #78
20212021: 3,764 births, rank #98
2022: 3,213 births, rank #118
2023: 2,861 births, rank #126
2024: 2,611 births, rank #136
20252025: 2,211 births, rank #166

Connor moved from #136 to #166 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2004, with 10,049 births.