Given name & surname
Konnor
“a wolf-lover; one who is strong-willed”
Konnor is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “a wolf-lover; one who is strong-willed.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “a wolf-lover; one who is strong-willed.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Konnor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,886
- 5,767 boys · 119 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 269 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #2,553 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −57%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 98% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 52 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,553 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 267 in 2012. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,804 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Konnor’s family of names
In English usage, Konnor has a related form in Connor. Konnor has a related form in Konner. Konnor has a related form in Konnar.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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