Connor

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A few things about Connor you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Connor

Connor McDavid

Canadian ice hockey player

Choose Connor and your child shares a first name with Connor McDavid, a Canadian ice hockey player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Connor, like who?” Connor McDavid's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Connor Mah, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 773 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Connor, 2,211 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Connor would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryConnor first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2004, when it ranked #38. Today it's #166, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowConnor was 3.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 261 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 773.
• 🍂TrendConnor has slipped 88 places over the last five years and now sits at #166. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedConnor is most popular in Washington, D.C., where it ranks #49, followed by Connecticut (#50) and Massachusetts (#61). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Irish, Connor means “lover of hounds”. Our records link it to Celtic, Gaelic and Irish roots.
• 🌍OriginConnor is the #8 most popular Gaelic boy name in the US. That's out of 297 Gaelic boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Connor

Connor is a boy name of Celtic, Gaelic and Irish origin meaning “lover of hounds”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-nor”. US birth records list Connor for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 95 of those 113 years. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked #38 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #166, with 2,211 babies.

Origin:Celtic namesGaelic namesIrish names