boys' name ★ peaked 2004

Connor

Meaning lover of hounds Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #166 Trend ↓ Falling 49%

The first name is from Irish Conchúr, Conchobhar, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).

Rank 2025
#166
among boys · ↓30 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,225
named Connor · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 773
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2004
10,116 babies
All-time total
236,262
#166 all-time among boys
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Connor popularity over time

236,262 babies have been named Connor since 1913, 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
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – 31 31 3 – #2,315
1920s – 47 47 5 +52% #2,807
1930s – 23 23 2 -51% #2,918
1940s – 50 50 5 +117% #2,645
1950s – 39 39 4 -22% #2,804
1960s – 84 84 8 +115% #2,231
1970s – 233 233 23 +177% #1,129
1980s 41 3,319 3,360 336 +1342% #266
1990s 998 57,391 58,389 5,839 +1638% #47
2000s 373 85,985 86,358 8,636 +48% #38
2010s 195 68,270 68,465 6,847 -21% #49
2020s (to 2025) 109 19,074 19,183 3,197 -53% #78

Where Connor 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 1,972 1.15 #187
2027 1,790 1.05 #198
2028 1,648 0.96 #216
2029 1,536 0.90 #230
2030 1,447 0.85 #242

Where Connor is most popular

Boys named Connor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.70 per 1,000. Strongest in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine.

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 Connor 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
New Hampshire 130 5.86 +245%
Vermont 32 5.10 +200%
Maine 96 4.95 +191%
Rhode Island 77 4.72 +178%
Massachusetts 609 4.43 +161%
Connecticut 293 4.33 +155%
Delaware 59 3.89 +129%
District of Columbia 55 3.73 +120%
Alaska 40 3.36 +98%
Pennsylvania 887 3.34 +97%
New Jersey 604 3.00 +77%
West Virginia 97 2.97 +75%
Illinois 704 2.75 +62%
Virginia 500 2.64 +55%
Maryland 312 2.62 +54%
Ohio 683 2.58 +52%
North Dakota 43 2.52 +48%
Michigan 490 2.39 +41%
Missouri 330 2.38 +40%
Wisconsin 280 2.36 +39%
Minnesota 280 2.28 +34%
Colorado 279 2.16 +27%
New York 927 2.14 +26%
North Carolina 529 2.07 +22%
Indiana 331 2.06 +22%
Montana 36 2.04 +20%
Kentucky 204 2.03 +20%
Hawaii 31 2.00 +18%
South Dakota 37 1.99 +17%
Nebraska 83 1.91 +12%
Arkansas 118 1.86 +10%
Iowa 128 1.86 +9%
Kansas 127 1.85 +9%
South Carolina 181 1.75 ≈ national
Tennessee 314 1.74 ≈ national
Oregon 131 1.73 ≈ national
Idaho 69 1.69 ≈ national
Alabama 184 1.68 ≈ national
Washington 270 1.65 ≈ national
Nevada 91 1.60 -6%
Utah 152 1.59 -6%
Wyoming 9 1.56 -8%
Louisiana 159 1.55 -8%
New Mexico 51 1.55 -9%
Florida 704 1.49 -12%
Arizona 234 1.43 -16%
Oklahoma 126 1.42 -16%
Georgia 354 1.40 -18%
California 1,223 1.34 -21%
Mississippi 67 1.18 -31%
Texas 879 0.998 -41%

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 Connor

Connor is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #166 in 2025 with 2,211 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 236,262 American babies have been named Connor. Its peak came in 2004, when 10,116 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 Connor stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Connor?

The median living Connor is about 19 years old; half are between 12 and 26. An estimated 233 thousand people named Connor 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.

Connor 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 14 #7,573 2,211 #166
2024 23 #5,487 2,611 #136
2023 23 #5,426 2,861 #126
2022 18 #6,513 3,213 #118
2021 16 #7,033 3,764 #98
2020 15 #7,298 4,414 #78
2019 29 #4,678 5,161 #68
2018 25 #5,198 6,086 #58
2017 23 #5,549 6,422 #56
2016 23 #5,665 7,037 #54
2015 22 #5,873 6,772 #55
2014 27 #5,056 7,231 #52
2013 9 #11,221 7,117 #56
2012 13 #8,742 6,983 #59
2011 11 #9,875 7,410 #54
2010 13 #8,831 8,051 #49
2009 18 #7,126 8,101 #52
2008 16 #7,831 7,817 #57
2007 18 #7,152 8,330 #55
2006 31 #4,603 8,676 #53
2005 29 #4,605 9,321 #48
2004 67 #2,511 10,049 #38
2003 40 #3,545 9,670 #43
2002 43 #3,256 8,409 #47
2001 48 #2,971 8,082 #49
2000 63 #2,433 7,530 #50
1995 123 #1,340 6,619 #55
1990 7 #10,445 1,377 #221
1985 – – 177 #661
1980 6 #9,320 77 #1,031
1975 – – 16 #2,553
1970 – – 9 #3,323
1965 – – 7 #3,295
1960 – – 10 #2,717
1955 – – 9 #2,804
1950 – – 6 #3,388
1945 – – 5 #3,407
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 5 #4,108
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 10 #2,807
1915 – – 8 #2,870
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Connor

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Connor McDavid Connor McDavid Canadian ice hockey player (born 1997) Contemporary
  2. 2 Connor Swindells Connor Swindells English actor and model (born 1996) Contemporary
  3. 3 Connor Jessup Connor Jessup Canadian actor (born 1994) Contemporary
  4. 4 Connor Paolo Connor Paolo American actor (born 1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Connor Wickham Connor Wickham English footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  6. 6 Connor Trinneer Connor Trinneer American actor b. 1969 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Connor Franta Connor Franta American YouTuber (born 1992) Contemporary
  8. 8 Connor Randall English footballer (born 1995) Contemporary
  9. 9 Connor Fields Topics referred to by the same term b. 1992 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Connor?

The median living Connor is about 19 years old. Half of all living Connors are between 12 and 26 years old.

How many people named Connor are alive today?

An estimated 233 thousand people named Connor are alive in the United States, based on 236,262 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Connor mean?

The first name is from Irish Conchúr, Conchobhar, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).

How popular is the name Connor in 2025?

Connor ranked #166 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,211 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Connor?

236,262 babies have been named Connor in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Connor most popular?

Connor peaked in 2004, when 10,116 newborns received the name.

Is Connor a boy or girl name?

Connor is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Connor rising or falling?

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

Will Connor become more popular?

Connor is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,447 boys named Connor in 2030, which would rank around #242. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Connor?

Well-known people named Connor include Connor McDavid (hockey player), Connor Swindells (actor), Connor Jessup (actor).

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