Connor

“Hound-lover, or wolf-lover” — Irish origin

Boy's name · #166 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Connor's best rank, #38, came in 2004; it has settled back to #166 today. Roughly 235,000 boys have been named Connor since 1913. Together with its spelling variants Conor (#845) and Conner (#864), Connor would rank around #130 with about 2,800 births last year — the newborns split about 79/11/10 across Connor, Conor, and Conner. A popular twin pairing with Connor is Chloe for a girl.

Around the world: about 1 in 470 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 570 boys in New Zealand (2025) · about 1 in 650 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Connors

Connor Metcalfe — Australian soccer player (born 1999)
Connor McDavid — Canadian ice hockey player
Connor Wickham — English association football player (born 1993)
Connor Roberts — Welsh association football player
Connor Storrie — American actor (born 2000)

In stories & tradition

Connor Hawke — Green Arrow · Legends of Tomorrow
Connor MacLeod — Highlander · Highlander II: The Quickening
Connor — Buffyverse

What Connors become

Among 526 notable people named Connor:

Sports figures appear 3.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Connor Wickham, English association football player (born 1993).

Similar names: Conor · Aidan · Cole · Gavin · Colin · Carson

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