Conn
Boy · KON · Irish
Big in Northern Ireland
Conn is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “chief; wisdom”. In 2025 it ranked 1,192nd for boys in the UK (26 babies).
What does Conn mean?
Irish
“chief; wisdom”
Conn of the Hundred Battles was a legendary High King of Ireland.
- Say it
- KON
Is Conn a girl's or a boy's name?
Conn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Conn in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were named Conn, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th.
2025 had the most boys named Conn of any year since it first appeared, in 1997.
Half of all the boys named Conn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 36 boys in the UK were given Conn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #836, up from #1,192 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 90th in Northern Ireland.
Conn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
Names like Conn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Conan Conlan Caoimhin Keegan Brogan Rogan Brayden Bryn Finn Regan Keelan Keenan
Other spellings of Conn
Can Con
Names related to Conn
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