Conner
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KON-er
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #864 for boys
Conner is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “lover of hounds”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 864th for boys in the US (277 babies).
What does Conner mean?
Irish: spelling of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar
“lover of hounds”
A spelling of Connor, the anglicised form of the Irish Conchobhar.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Conner a girl's or a boy's name?
Conner is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 9 girls and 277 boys in the US.
How popular is Conner in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Conner, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 342 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Conner since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Conner in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 340 boys in the UK were given Conner or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #184, up from #3,747 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Conner in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 25 | #1,173 |
| 2017 | 30 | #1,068 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,268 |
| 2015 | 34 | #964 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 70 | #567 |
| 2012 | 83 | #511 |
| 2011 | 102 | #428 |
| 2010 | 121 | #374 |
| 2009 | 117 | #377 |
| 2008 | 133 | #334 |
| 2007 | 132 | #325 |
| 2006 | 103 | #375 |
| 2005 | 135 | #277 |
| 2004 | 151 | #251 |
| 2003 | 175 | #221 |
| 2002 | 155 | #228 |
| 2001 | 190 | #193 |
| 2000 | 185 | #197 |
| 1999 | 260 | #149 |
| 1998 | 342 | #135 |
| 1997 | 295 | #149 |
| 1996 | 266 | #148 |
How popular is Conner in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #864among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 277about 1 in 6,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 61% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 277 boys in the US were named Conner, making it the 864th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 438th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 3,207 boys. It first appears in the records in 1915. 9 girls were also named Conner in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 16 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Conner than any year since 1990.
Half of all the boys named Conner in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,874 boys in the US were given Conner or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #137, up from #864 for this spelling alone.
Conner in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 277 | #864 |
| 2024 | 322 | #780 |
| 2023 | 357 | #735 |
| 2022 | 440 | #633 |
| 2021 | 572 | #512 |
| 2020 | 676 | #438 |
| 2019 | 848 | #373 |
| 2018 | 910 | #365 |
| 2017 | 1,023 | #334 |
| 2016 | 1,147 | #311 |
| 2015 | 1,415 | #256 |
| 2014 | 1,639 | #228 |
| 2013 | 1,703 | #218 |
| 2012 | 1,908 | #202 |
| 2011 | 2,173 | #175 |
| 2010 | 2,440 | #158 |
| 2009 | 2,498 | #156 |
| 2008 | 2,422 | #162 |
| 2007 | 2,631 | #159 |
| 2006 | 2,851 | #144 |
| 2005 | 3,207 | #127 |
| 2004 | 3,005 | #134 |
| 2003 | 2,677 | #153 |
| 2002 | 1,927 | #197 |
| 2001 | 1,833 | #199 |
| 2000 | 1,880 | #191 |
| 1999 | 1,882 | #185 |
| 1998 | 1,776 | #192 |
| 1997 | 1,727 | #190 |
| 1996 | 1,560 | #199 |
| 1995 | 1,460 | #204 |
| 1994 | 1,292 | #225 |
| 1993 | 1,292 | #228 |
| 1992 | 912 | #296 |
| 1991 | 468 | #456 |
| 1990 | 263 | #623 |
| 1989 | 190 | #712 |
| 1988 | 175 | #710 |
| 1987 | 135 | #797 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1985 | 44 | #1,503 |
| 1984 | 33 | #1,722 |
| 1983 | 27 | #1,954 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,137 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,167 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 8 | #2,940 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,731 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,861 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,211 |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,655 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,680 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,644 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,650 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 8 | #2,978 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 6 | #3,870 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,867 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,422 |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,925 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,620 |
Nicknames for Conner
- Con 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Conner
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Declan Ronan Finn Kian Cody Ryan Conan Caelan Brody Conlan Keegan
Other spellings of Conner
Names related to Conner
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Conner: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/conner, updated 20 October 2026.