Lover of hounds, in the traditional Conchobar interpretation.
The exact etymology varies Connor. Connor supplies Irish Conchur/Conchobar and this gloss. The traditional interpretation does not imply a modern bearer’s preferences. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Connor&oldid=91731066.
Origin
Modern Connor spelling in the Irish personal-name tradition.
The exact etymology varies Connor. Connor supplies Irish Conchur/Conchobar and this gloss. The traditional interpretation does not imply a modern bearer’s preferences. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Connor&oldid=91731066.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2024
Boys
5
3072
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2020
Boys
10 (rounded to 5)
2944
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2021
Boys
3
4789
Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2011
Boys
4
544
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2023
Girls
6
13462
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
52
2539
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Lover of hounds, in the traditional Conchobar interpretation.
Checked against cited source
The exact etymology varies Connor. Connor supplies Irish Conchur/Conchobar and this gloss. The traditional interpretation does not imply a modern bearer’s preferences. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Connor&oldid=91731066. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Modern Connor spelling in the Irish personal-name tradition.
Checked against cited source
The exact etymology varies Connor. Connor supplies Irish Conchur/Conchobar and this gloss. The traditional interpretation does not imply a modern bearer’s preferences. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Connor&oldid=91731066. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.