boys' name ★ peaked 1993

Conor

Meaning lover of hounds Gender Boy Rank 2025 #845 Trend ↓ Falling 53%

From Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).

Rank 2025
#845
among boys · ↓137 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
292
named Conor · -22% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,850
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1993
1,263 babies
All-time total
27,449
#710 all-time among boys
First recorded
1961
in Social Security records

Conor popularity over time

27,449 babies have been named Conor since 1961, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – 80 80 8 – #2,540
1970s – 482 482 48 +503% #654
1980s – 2,676 2,676 268 +455% #445
1990s 58 8,244 8,302 830 +210% #232
2000s 11 5,938 5,949 595 -28% #365
2010s – 6,939 6,939 694 +17% #308
2020s (to 2025) – 3,021 3,021 504 -27% #404

Where Conor 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 256 0.15 outside top 500
2027 228 0.13 outside top 500
2028 207 0.12 outside top 500
2029 191 0.11 outside top 500
2030 178 0.10 outside top 500

Where Conor is most popular

Boys named Conor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.264 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

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 Conor 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
Massachusetts 167 1.21 +361%
Rhode Island 16 0.981 +272%
Connecticut 66 0.975 +270%
Pennsylvania 161 0.606 +130%
New Jersey 107 0.531 +102%
West Virginia 17 0.521 +97%
Maine 10 0.515 +95%
New York 212 0.490 +86%
Illinois 121 0.473 +80%
Virginia 75 0.395 +50%
Wisconsin 43 0.363 +38%
Ohio 96 0.362 +37%
New Hampshire 8 0.360 +37%
Colorado 46 0.356 +35%
District of Columbia 5 0.339 +28%
North Carolina 75 0.294 +11%
Michigan 60 0.293 +11%
Kentucky 29 0.289 +10%
Maryland 32 0.268 ≈ national
Washington 42 0.257 ≈ national
Florida 119 0.251 -5%
Arizona 40 0.244 -7%
South Carolina 25 0.242 -8%
California 187 0.205 -22%
Indiana 32 0.200 -24%
Missouri 26 0.188 -29%
Arkansas 11 0.174 -34%
Georgia 37 0.146 -45%
Oregon 11 0.145 -45%
Tennessee 26 0.144 -45%
Alabama 15 0.137 -48%
Minnesota 16 0.130 -51%
Nebraska 5 0.115 -56%
Texas 97 0.110 -58%
Oklahoma 7 0.079 -70%
Kansas 5 0.073 -72%
Utah 6 0.063 -76%
Louisiana 5 0.049 -81%
Alaska – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
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 Conor

Conor is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #845 in 2025 with 292 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1961, 27,449 American babies have been named Conor. Its peak came in 1993, when 1,263 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Conor stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Conor?

The median living Conor is about 22 years old; half are between 9 and 31. An estimated 27 thousand people named Conor are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Conor 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 – – 292 #845
2024 – – 376 #708
2023 – – 450 #624
2022 – – 513 #574
2021 – – 646 #464
2020 – – 744 #404
2019 – – 752 #412
2018 – – 1,000 #335
2017 – – 1,130 #308
2016 – – 1,086 #323
2015 – – 629 #474
2014 – – 482 #579
2013 – – 452 #573
2012 – – 447 #574
2011 – – 472 #540
2010 – – 489 #529
2009 – – 525 #512
2008 – – 529 #515
2007 – – 528 #499
2006 – – 519 #500
2005 – – 514 #485
2004 – – 571 #455
2003 – – 648 #401
2002 – – 676 #384
2001 6 #13,894 702 #375
2000 5 #15,560 726 #365
1995 – – 851 #313
1990 – – 468 #458
1985 – – 200 #619
1980 – – 198 #620
1975 – – 5 #5,617
1970 – – 11 #2,923
1965 – – 10 #2,646
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Conor

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

  1. 1 Conor McGregor Conor McGregor Irish mixed martial artist (born 1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Conor Coady Conor Coady English footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  3. 3 Conor Oberst Conor Oberst American musician (born 1980) Contemporary
  4. 4 Conor Hourihane Conor Hourihane Irish footballer (born 1991) Contemporary
  5. 5 Conor Maynard Conor Maynard British singer (born 1992) Contemporary
  6. 6 Conor Dwyer Conor Dwyer American swimmer (born 1989) Contemporary
  7. 7 Conor McLaughlin Conor McLaughlin Northern Irish footballer (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Conor?

The median living Conor is about 22 years old. Half of all living Conors are between 9 and 31 years old.

How many people named Conor are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Conor are alive in the United States, based on 27,449 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Conor mean?

From Irish Conchúr, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”).

How popular is the name Conor in 2025?

Conor ranked #845 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 292 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Conor?

27,449 babies have been named Conor in the United States since 1961, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Conor most popular?

Conor peaked in 1993, when 1,263 newborns received the name.

Is Conor a boy or girl name?

Conor is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Conor rising or falling?

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

Will Conor become more popular?

Conor is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 178 boys named Conor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Conor?

Well-known people named Conor include Conor McGregor (martial arts), Conor Coady (soccer player), Conor Oberst (musician).

Names like Conor

Names that sound and feel close to Conor: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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