Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Connolly

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Brave or wise

Pronunciation

c(on)-nolly, conn(ol)-ly

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #9512, 7 births); most recent 2017 (rank #12243, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #12706, 7 births); most recent 2022 (rank #15292, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025––
2024––
2023––
2022–5
2021–5
2020––
2019–5
2018–5
201757
20166–

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 Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #433, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
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