How popular is the name Connor?

Connor ranks 130th among boys' names in US records, with 302,842 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 59,090.

Is Connor a unisex name?

No. Connor is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2004, when 13,532 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Conner, Konnor, Konner, Coner, Kahner, Koner. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#130 of boy names

Pronounced K AA1 N ER0 (ARPABET)

Connor is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 302,842 children — the 130th most common boys' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 45% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2004, when 13,532 children were given it.

Six other spellings are counted in that total — Conner, Konnor, Konner and three more — because they are pronounced identically.

2004Boys: 13,532Girls: 122

These spellings sound identical to Connor and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Connor?: Connor ranks 130th among boys' names in US records, with 302,842 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 59,090.
Is Connor a unisex name?: No. Connor is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Connor most popular?: 2004, when 13,532 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Connor spelled?: Conner, Konnor, Konner, Coner, Kahner, Koner. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.