Connor
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning lover of hounds; wolf lover.
How Connor has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #55 |
| 2016 | #54 |
| 2017 | #56 |
| 2018 | #57 |
| 2019 | #68 |
| 2020 | #78 |
| 2021 | #98 |
| 2022 | #118 |
| 2023 | #126 |
| 2024 | #136 |
| 2025 | #166 |
Connor by the numbers
In 2025, 152 babies in England and Wales were named Connor. In the US, 6,405 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 10,047 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 230 American boys born that year was called Connor.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Connor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Connor
Names that are said the same way as Connor, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Connor, each of these has a wolf in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Raulwolf counsel; a form of Ralph or Raoul555 in the US (2017)
- Ralphwolf counsel541 in England and Wales (2025)
- Randywolf shield; form of Randolph386 in the US (2017)
- Rudyfamous wolf; diminutive of Rudolf341 in England and Wales (2025)
- Channinga form of Canning, young wolf or from the church315 in the US (2017)
- Randallshield wolf; form of Randolph215 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Connor
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