Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Connor

Gender

Male

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Strong willed or wise Hound-lover.
Irish
Wolf lover

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Connor

Pronunciation

c(on)-nor

Famous People

Football player Connor Barth, Basketball player Connor Henry

Celebrity Babies

Son of Patrick Duffy, Son of Ruth Pointer, Son of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, Son of Patrick Duffy, Son of Ruth Pointer, Son of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #38, 10,047 births); most recent 2025 (rank #166, 2,211 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #1273, 134 births); most recent 2025 (rank #7491, 14 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,21114
20242,60623
20232,85923
20223,21018
20213,76416
20204,41315
20195,16029
20186,08625
20176,42123
20167,03723

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 1998 (rank #11, 5,155 births); most recent 2025 (rank #299, 152 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #3173, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025152–
2024177–
2023187–
2022194–
2021293–
2020335–
2019334–
2018461–
2017556–
2016638–

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 France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #771, 56 births); most recent 2023 (rank #817, 49 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202349
202236
202156
202051
201942
201841
201727
201621
201512
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #76, 80 births); most recent 2025 (rank #787, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20253
202413
20239
202215
202116
202020
201918
201822
201715
201616

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 1996 (rank #5, 663 births); most recent 2025 (rank #120, 42 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202542
202458
202348
202268
202184
202078
201989
2018113
2017123
2016146

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 1998 (rank #35, 95 births); most recent 2025 (rank #237, 8 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20258
202413
20237
202212
202121
202016
201915
201818
201732
201629

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

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1994 (rank #26, 174 births); most recent 2023 (rank #105, 33 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202333
202245
202156
202067
201967
201876
2017102
201696
201595
201479

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence