Conner

“Inspector of weights and measures; or Irish variant of Connor” — Middle English, or Irish origin

Boy's name · #864 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Conner's best rank, #127, came in 2005; it has stepped well back to #864 today. Roughly 56,000 boys have been named Conner since 1915. Together with its spelling variants Connor (#166) and Conor (#845), Conner would rank around #130 with about 2,800 births last year — the newborns split about 79/11/10 across Connor, Conor, and Conner.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Conners

Conner Prince — American sport shooter
Conner Henry — American basketball player-coach
Conner Frankamp — American basketball player
Conner Rousseau — Belgian politician
Conner Bleackley — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

Conner Kent — Superman · Smallville
Conner Cooper — Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus · Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

What Conners become

Among 68 notable people named Conner:

Sports figures appear 3.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Conner Prince, American sport shooter.

Similar names: Konnor · Keegan · Colby · Keaton · Collin · Kody

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