Conor

“Lover of hounds, or lover of wolves” — Irish origin

Boy's name · #845 in the US (2025) · 90s

Conor's best rank, #232, came in 1993; it has settled back to #845 today. Roughly 27,000 boys have been named Conor since 1961. Con is a short form of Conor. Together with its spelling variants Connor (#166) and Conner (#864), Conor 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: #16 in Ireland (2025) · #44 in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Conors

Conor McGregor — Irish boxer and mixed martial arts fighter
Conor Gallagher — English association football player (born 2000)
Conor Coady — English association football player
Conor Bradley — Northern Irish association football player (born 2003)
Conor Washington — association football player

In stories & tradition

Conor Flaherty — EastEnders
Conor Larkin — Trinity

What Conors become

Among 372 notable people named Conor:

Sports figures appear 2.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Conor McGregor, Irish boxer and mixed martial arts fighter.

Similar names: Konnor · Kody · Kolby · Duncan · Keenan · Collin

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