Conner

Conner: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“lover of hounds”
Origin
Irish
Say it
KON-ur · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (98% of all uses)

Variant spelling of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar. The traditional interpretation is uncertain, but it is commonly explained as relating to hounds or wolves and desire.

How popular is Conner?

202499.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Conner in 2024329

2024 rank#782 boys

Peak year2005

Total US babies since 188056,968

Conner is fading: recent use is about 27% of its level ten years before.

Names like Conner

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Connorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Konnorlover of hounds · Irish
  • Liamresolute protector · Irish
  • Aidenlittle fire · Irish
  • Nolandescendant of Nuallán · Irish
  • Ryanlittle king · Irish
  • Declanuncertain, possibly full of goodness · Irish
  • Kevinhandsome, gentle, kind · Irish

Conner questions

What does the name Conner mean?

Conner means "lover of hounds". It comes from Irish. Variant spelling of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar. The traditional interpretation is uncertain, but it is commonly explained as relating to hounds or wolves and desire.

Is Conner a boy or girl name?

Conner is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Conner?

329 US babies were named Conner in 2024. Its peak year was 2005.

How do you pronounce Conner?

Conner is usually pronounced KON-ur.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.