Given name & surname
Connel
“one who is high and mighty”
Connel is a variant of Connal. One Celtic interpretation is “one who is high and mighty.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Connel is a variant of Connal. One Celtic interpretation is “one who is high and mighty.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Connel is a variant of Connal. An origin associated with Connal is Celtic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Connel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a first name in 2020; 475 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Connel’s family of names
Connel has a related form in Connal. In English usage, Connel as a surname has a related form in Connell.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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