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Connor

Meaning
Hound-lover, or wolf-lover
Origin
Irish

Boy's name · #166 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Connor's best rank, #38, came in 2004; it has settled back to #166 today. Roughly 235,000 boys have been named Connor since 1913.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#121 in Scotland (2025) · #172 in New Zealand (2025) · #238 in N. Ireland (2025) · #299 in England & Wales (2025) · #751 in Belgium (2025) · #867 in Austria (2025) · #868 in Netherlands (2025) · #880 in Ireland (2025) · #940 in France (2025) · #1,447 in Sweden (2025) · #130 in Canada (2024).

Famous Connors

In stories & tradition

What Connors become

Among 526 notable people named Connor:

Sports figures appear 3.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Connor Wickham, English association football player (born 1993).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Connor is Chloe for a girl.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Conor (#845) and Conner (#864), Connor would rank around #130 with about 2,800 births last year — the newborns split about 79/11/10 across Connor, Conor, and Conner.

Similar names: Conor · Gavin · Cole · Brody · Colin · Carson

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