Given name & surname
Conor
“lover of hounds”·“a wolf-lover”
Conor is a variant of Connor. Interpretations include “lover of hounds” and “a wolf-lover”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original IrishConchúr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Conor is a variant of Connor. Interpretations include “lover of hounds” and “a wolf-lover”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Conor comes from Irish, and ultimately from Old Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Conor developed from Conchobar. In English usage, Conor developed from Conchúr.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Conor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,449
- 27,380 boys · 69 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 1,263 babies
- 2025
- 292
- #845 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −52%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 292 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 845 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 51.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,250 in 1993. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (39). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,662 as a first name in 2020; 153 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.
Conor’s family of names
In English usage, Conor has a diminutive in Con. In English usage, Conor developed from the Old Irish form Conchobar. Conor has a related form in Connor.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Conor
- Conor McGregorIrish boxer and mixed martial arts fighterborn 1988
- Conor GallagherEnglish association football player (born 2000)
- Conor CoadyEnglish association football playerborn 1993
- Conor BradleyNorthern Irish association football player (born 2003)
- Conor Washingtonassociation football playerborn 1992
- Conor McLaughlinNorthern Irish association footballer (born 1991)
- Conor MaynardBritish singerborn 1992
- Conor HourihaneIrish footballerborn 1991
- Conor LeslieAmerican actressborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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