Conor
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning lover of hounds; wolf lover.
How Conor has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #474 |
| 2016 | #323 |
| 2017 | #308 |
| 2018 | #335 |
| 2019 | #409 |
| 2020 | #403 |
| 2021 | #462 |
| 2022 | #573 |
| 2023 | #619 |
| 2024 | #707 |
| 2025 | #845 |
Conor by the numbers
In 2025, 67 babies in England and Wales were named Conor. In the US, 1,127 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,250 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 2,400 American boys born that year was called Conor.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Conor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Connorlover of hounds; wolf lover6,405 in the US (2017)
- Coner5 in the US (2017)
- Connerlover of hounds; or variant of connor1,015 in the US (2017)
- Conansmall wolf, hound23 in England and Wales (2025)
- Conroyhound of the king; from Ó Conradhaidheal7 in the US (2017)
- Conalwolf; high and mighty5 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Conor
Names that are said the same way as Conor, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Conor, 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 Conor
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