boys' name ★ peaked 2005

Conner

Meaning A male given name transferred from the surname Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #864 Trend ↓ Falling 59%

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#864
among boys · ↓83 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
286
named Conner · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,166
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2005
3,229 babies
All-time total
57,262
#467 all-time among boys
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Conner popularity over time

57,262 babies have been named Conner since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 39 39 4 – #2,459
1920s – 48 48 5 +23% #2,986
1930s – 50 50 5 +4% #2,693
1940s – 44 44 4 -12% #2,695
1950s – 35 35 4 -20% #2,570
1960s – 36 36 4 +3% #3,598
1970s – 39 39 4 +8% #2,816
1980s – 691 691 69 +1672% #710
1990s 540 12,632 13,172 1,317 +1806% #185
2000s 186 24,931 25,117 2,512 +91% #127
2010s 90 15,206 15,296 1,530 -39% #158
2020s (to 2025) 51 2,644 2,695 449 -71% #438

Where Conner is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 239 0.14 outside top 500
2027 210 0.12 outside top 500
2028 189 0.11 outside top 500
2029 173 0.10 outside top 500
2030 160 0.09 outside top 500

Where Conner is most popular

Boys named Conner per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.228 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Conner born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 28 0.858 +276%
Mississippi 40 0.704 +209%
Kentucky 62 0.618 +171%
Alabama 58 0.531 +133%
Indiana 76 0.474 +108%
Oklahoma 41 0.464 +103%
Tennessee 73 0.404 +77%
Virginia 69 0.364 +60%
South Carolina 37 0.358 +57%
Georgia 90 0.355 +56%
Missouri 49 0.354 +55%
North Carolina 90 0.352 +55%
Pennsylvania 90 0.339 +49%
Louisiana 34 0.332 +46%
Michigan 68 0.332 +46%
Washington 54 0.330 +45%
Ohio 87 0.328 +44%
Arkansas 20 0.316 +39%
Utah 30 0.314 +38%
Maine 6 0.309 +36%
Kansas 19 0.277 +22%
Iowa 18 0.261 +15%
Oregon 19 0.250 +10%
Illinois 57 0.223 ≈ national
Wisconsin 26 0.219 ≈ national
Arizona 35 0.214 -6%
Texas 171 0.194 -15%
Florida 87 0.184 -19%
Minnesota 22 0.179 -21%
Idaho 7 0.171 -25%
California 120 0.131 -42%
Colorado 16 0.124 -46%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -50%
Massachusetts 15 0.109 -52%
Maryland 13 0.109 -52%
Connecticut 5 0.074 -68%
New York 31 0.072 -69%
New Jersey 7 0.035 -85%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Conner

Conner is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #864 in 2025 with 277 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 57,262 American babies have been named Conner. Its peak came in 2005, when 3,229 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Conner stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Conner?

The median living Conner is about 19 years old; half are between 14 and 25. An estimated 56 thousand people named Conner are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Conner year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 9 #10,270 277 #864
2024 10 #9,699 322 #781
2023 8 #11,414 357 #735
2022 9 #10,575 440 #633
2021 8 #11,347 572 #512
2020 7 #12,432 676 #438
2019 10 #9,893 848 #373
2018 9 #10,755 910 #365
2017 10 #10,134 1,023 #334
2016 12 #9,015 1,147 #311
2015 8 #12,093 1,415 #256
2014 8 #12,199 1,639 #228
2013 9 #11,220 1,703 #218
2012 11 #9,874 1,908 #202
2011 7 #13,684 2,173 #175
2010 6 #15,403 2,440 #158
2009 – – 2,498 #156
2008 11 #10,238 2,422 #162
2007 5 #18,244 2,631 #159
2006 15 #7,965 2,851 #144
2005 22 #5,639 3,207 #127
2004 49 #3,138 3,005 #134
2003 17 #6,658 2,677 #153
2002 15 #7,133 1,927 #197
2001 23 #5,048 1,833 #199
2000 29 #4,214 1,880 #191
1995 66 #2,056 1,460 #204
1990 6 #11,718 263 #625
1985 – – 44 #1,507
1980 – – 12 #3,454
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – 6 #3,598
1960 – – 5 #4,141
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 7 #2,794
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 5 #3,759
1930 – – 9 #2,817
1925 – – 5 #4,331
1920 – – 6 #3,914
1915 – – 9 #2,667
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Conner, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Conner?

The median living Conner is about 19 years old. Half of all living Conners are between 14 and 25 years old.

How many people named Conner are alive today?

An estimated 56 thousand people named Conner are alive in the United States, based on 57,262 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Conner mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Conner in 2025?

Conner ranked #864 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 277 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Conner?

57,262 babies have been named Conner in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Conner most popular?

Conner peaked in 2005, when 3,229 newborns received the name.

Is Conner a boy or girl name?

Conner is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Conner rising or falling?

Conner is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Conner become more popular?

Conner is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 160 boys named Conner in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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