Given name & surname
Connor
“lover of hounds”·“a wolf-lover”
Connor is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “lover of hounds” and “a wolf-lover”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “lover of hounds” and “a wolf-lover”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
In English use, Connor has a related form in Konnor. An origin associated with Konnor is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Connor developed from Conchobar. In English usage, Connor developed from Conchúr.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Connor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 236,262
- 234,546 boys · 1,716 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 10,116 babies
- 2025
- 2,225
- #166 for boys · #7,573 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,211 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 166 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10,049 in 2004. It also appeared in 14 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (183). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 208,374 as a first name in 2020; 28,409 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.
Connor’s family of names
Connor has a short form in Conn. Connor has a feminine form in Conchobarre. Connor has a related form in Conner.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Connor has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
Irishwhere Connor comes from · 2 names
Nicknames & forms 15
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Connor
- Connor WickhamEnglish association football player (born 1993)
- Connor RobertsWelsh association football playerborn 1995
- Connor McDavidCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1997
- Connor MetcalfeAustralian soccer player (born 1999)
- Connor StorrieAmerican actor (born 2000)
- Connor PaoloAmerican actorborn 1990
- Connor SwindellsBritish actorborn 1996
- Connor JessupCanadian actorborn 1994
- Connor HellebuyckAmerican ice hockey playerborn 1993
Characters named Connor: Connor (Assassin's Creed).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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