Konner
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KON-er
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #2,940 for boys
Konner is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “lover of hounds”. In 2025 it ranked 2,940th for boys in the US (42 babies).
What does Konner mean?
Irish: spelling of Conner, itself a spelling of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar
“lover of hounds”
A spelling of Connor, the anglicised form of the Irish Conchobhar.
Meaning borrowed from Conner. More on Wiktionary.
Is Konner a girl's or a boy's name?
Konner is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 42 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Konner in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Konner in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Konner in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Konner in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,940among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 42about 1 in 41,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 42 boys in the US were named Konner, making it the 2,940th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,518th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 322 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
2025 had fewer boys named Konner than any year since 1991.
Half of all the boys named Konner in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,874 boys in the US were given Konner or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #137, up from #2,940 for this spelling alone.
Konner in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | #2,940 |
| 2024 | 58 | #2,393 |
| 2023 | 54 | #2,479 |
| 2022 | 86 | #1,852 |
| 2021 | 95 | #1,710 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,518 |
| 2019 | 137 | #1,327 |
| 2018 | 201 | #1,023 |
| 2017 | 179 | #1,090 |
| 2016 | 211 | #973 |
| 2015 | 185 | #1,070 |
| 2014 | 233 | #920 |
| 2013 | 256 | #835 |
| 2012 | 240 | #877 |
| 2011 | 266 | #818 |
| 2010 | 263 | #815 |
| 2009 | 322 | #728 |
| 2008 | 269 | #816 |
| 2007 | 271 | #796 |
| 2006 | 226 | #875 |
| 2005 | 265 | #752 |
| 2004 | 249 | #748 |
| 2003 | 222 | #788 |
| 2002 | 145 | #1,051 |
| 2001 | 122 | #1,135 |
| 2000 | 121 | #1,140 |
| 1999 | 121 | #1,098 |
| 1998 | 127 | #1,054 |
| 1997 | 123 | #1,038 |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,373 |
| 1995 | 91 | #1,208 |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,292 |
| 1993 | 77 | #1,290 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,692 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,400 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,773 |
| 1989 | 6 | #6,934 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
Nicknames for Konner
- Con 4 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Konner
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aiden Kian Finn Ronan Declan Kayden Keegan Brody Kody Connor Keelan Caelan
Other spellings of Konner
Names related to Konner
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian Kevin
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, “Konner: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/konner, updated 20 October 2026.