Conor
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KON-er
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #353 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #843 for boys
- Style
- Big in Scotland, big in Northern Ireland
Conor is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “lover of hounds”. In 2025 it ranked 353rd for boys in the UK (133 babies) and 843rd for boys in the US (292 babies).
What does Conor mean?
Irish: anglicised form of Irish Conchobhar
“lover of hounds”
The usual spelling in Ireland of the name anglicised from the Old Irish Conchobar.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Conor a girl's or a boy's name?
Conor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 133 boys in the UK and 292 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Conor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 353rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 133 about 1 in 2,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 133 boys in the UK were named Conor, making it the 353rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 206th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 1,665 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Conor since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Conor in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. 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 Conor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #184, up from #353 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 578th in England and Wales, 178th in Scotland and 44th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#68).
Conor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 133 | #353 |
| 2024 | 165 | #300 |
| 2023 | 201 | #259 |
| 2022 | 197 | #266 |
| 2021 | 271 | #213 |
| 2020 | 268 | #206 |
| 2019 | 264 | #220 |
| 2018 | 353 | #176 |
| 2017 | 437 | #153 |
| 2016 | 424 | #159 |
| 2015 | 291 | #221 |
| 2014 | 302 | #213 |
| 2013 | 368 | #176 |
| 2012 | 397 | #164 |
| 2011 | 379 | #170 |
| 2010 | 419 | #156 |
| 2009 | 376 | #163 |
| 2008 | 470 | #137 |
| 2007 | 454 | #139 |
| 2006 | 479 | #128 |
| 2005 | 531 | #119 |
| 2004 | 626 | #103 |
| 2003 | 653 | #96 |
| 2002 | 678 | #92 |
| 2001 | 846 | #78 |
| 2000 | 912 | #70 |
| 1999 | 1,265 | #61 |
| 1998 | 1,665 | #53 |
| 1997 | 1,512 | #55 |
| 1996 | 1,252 | #61 |
How popular is Conor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 843rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 292 about 1 in 5,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 292 boys in the US were named Conor, making it the 843rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 404th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 1,250 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 8 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Conor than any year since 1986.
Half of all the boys named Conor in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,874 boys in the US were given Conor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #137, up from #843 for this spelling alone.
Conor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 292 | #843 |
| 2024 | 376 | #708 |
| 2023 | 450 | #624 |
| 2022 | 513 | #574 |
| 2021 | 646 | #463 |
| 2020 | 744 | #404 |
| 2019 | 752 | #412 |
| 2018 | 1,000 | #335 |
| 2017 | 1,130 | #308 |
| 2016 | 1,086 | #323 |
| 2015 | 629 | #474 |
| 2014 | 482 | #579 |
| 2013 | 452 | #573 |
| 2012 | 447 | #574 |
| 2011 | 472 | #540 |
| 2010 | 489 | #529 |
| 2009 | 525 | #511 |
| 2008 | 529 | #515 |
| 2007 | 528 | #499 |
| 2006 | 519 | #500 |
| 2005 | 514 | #485 |
| 2004 | 571 | #455 |
| 2003 | 648 | #401 |
| 2002 | 676 | #384 |
| 2001 | 702 | #375 |
| 2000 | 726 | #365 |
| 1999 | 718 | #364 |
| 1998 | 811 | #333 |
| 1997 | 826 | #321 |
| 1996 | 829 | #318 |
| 1995 | 851 | #312 |
| 1994 | 866 | #305 |
| 1993 | 1,250 | #232 |
| 1992 | 924 | #290 |
| 1991 | 701 | #345 |
| 1990 | 468 | #457 |
| 1989 | 422 | #458 |
| 1988 | 412 | #445 |
| 1987 | 356 | #467 |
| 1986 | 255 | #556 |
| 1985 | 200 | #619 |
| 1984 | 213 | #580 |
| 1983 | 194 | #614 |
| 1982 | 220 | #579 |
| 1981 | 206 | #598 |
| 1980 | 198 | #620 |
| 1979 | 171 | #654 |
| 1978 | 151 | #681 |
| 1977 | 82 | #937 |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,747 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,229 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,354 |
Nicknames for Conor
- Con 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Conor
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan, Conan, Ronan, Aiden, Finn, Ryan, Kian, Caelan, Keegan, Kody, Brody, Callan
Other spellings of Conor
Names related to Conor
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin, Sloane, Aidan
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, “Conor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/conor, updated 20 October 2026.