Baby Name Popularity Profile

Conner

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Conner.

✦ Desire or hound lover 🌍 Irish Traditional
National Rank (2025) #864
All-Time Peak Rank #127 Achieved 2005
Total U.S. Births 56,395 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.4% Boy / 0.6% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1915 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2000s 3,207 births in 2005
💡 The Conner Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Desire or hound lover
Language Origin Irish
Origin Type single
Derived from the Irish name Conchobhar, meaning 'hound lover' or 'desiring one'.
Common Nicknames
Con Connie
Alternative Spellings
Connor Conor
Pronunciation: KON-er
Themes & Categories
Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Conner across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -59.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -80.4%
2015: 1,415 births 1,415 2016: 1,147 births 2017: 1,023 births 2018: 910 births 2019: 848 births 2020: 676 births 676 2021: 572 births 2022: 440 births 2023: 357 births 2024: 322 births 2025: 277 births 277
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 3,207 births in 2005
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 30 yrs
Longest Streak 48 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 39
1920s: 48
1930s: 50
1940s: 44
1950s: 35
1960s: 36
1970s: 39
1980s: 691
1990s: 12,632
2000s: 24,931
2010s: 15,206
2020s: 2,644

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Conn-er
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with C, a letter used by only 5.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Utah
Top States Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Oregon
States with Data 50
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Utah #633 1,330 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho Unranked 633 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 410 2003 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #1031 1,956 1993 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon Unranked 1,096 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 147 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #636 1,426 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #791 2,357 2005 73.1% Decline
Arizona #568 1,113 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 269 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas Unranked 920 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado Unranked 1,019 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #490 1,468 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 589 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #729 1,706 2005 65.4% Decline
Wyoming Unranked 101 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas Unranked 802 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa Unranked 971 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #733 1,620 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #428 898 2008 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #683 1,946 2005 54.8% Decline
South Dakota Unranked 228 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #918 2,271 2005 42.3% Decline
Virginia #594 1,502 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #456 1,114 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #686 2,271 2005 71.1% Decline
Louisiana #801 1,081 2005 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #572 1,692 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #763 2,664 2004 64.5% Decline
West Virginia #338 527 2005 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #681 779 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #1105 4,059 2004 60.8% Decline
Wisconsin Unranked 1,047 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota Unranked 968 2005 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota Unranked 177 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland Unranked 693 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 90 2006 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 136 2005 Insufficient historical volume
California #994 4,119 2003 50.0% Decline
Maine Unranked 172 2005 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico Unranked 207 2009 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #931 2,014 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 1,664 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 50 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 87 2001 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 255 2006 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey Unranked 528 2005 Insufficient historical volume
New York Unranked 1,407 2006 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts Unranked 392 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 16 2004 Insufficient historical volume

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