Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Connell

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Strong in battle
Celtic
Irish
Surname. High; mighty.

Syllables

2

Pronunciation

c(o)-nne-ll

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #2789, 46 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3128, 38 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1926 (rank #4852, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202538–
202434–
202336–
202246–
202142–
202031–
201926–
201811–
201719–
201613–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #1431, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2012, 12 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202512
202414
202311
202214
202115
202017
2019–
20184
20173
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #315, 13 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
20248
20235
20228
202113
20206
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #172, 27 births); most recent 2025 (rank #400, 8 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
20258
202414
202312
202213
202127
20205
2019–
20183
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #231, 8 births); most recent 2024 (rank #404, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
20236
2022–
20217
20208
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence