Boys' name · peaked in 2005
Conner name popularity since 1925
57,196 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Conner (1.5% girls, 98.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2005 or earlier, so the typical Conner is about 21 years old in 2026. Conner peaked in 2005 as the #127 name for boys, and it ranked #864 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 57,196
- Named Conner, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #864
- for boys in 2025 (277 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% boys
- 867 girls · 56,329 boys
- Most popular in
- Idaho
- 2.85× its national share
Peak year is the year Conner made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Conner births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Conner both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Conner became 7.2× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby boys to 1 in 1,520.
- Steepest fall: Between 2019 and 2024, its share of baby boys fell by 60%, from 1 in 2,120 to 1 in 5,350.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Conner's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Conner.
Decade by decade
Babies named Conner in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 21 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 50 | #3,759 |
| 1940s | 0 | 44 | #2,794 |
| 1950s | 0 | 35 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 36 | #3,598 |
| 1970s | 0 | 39 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 691 | #1,507 |
| 1990s | 540 | 12,632 | #204 |
| 2000s | 186 | 24,931 | #127 |
| 2010s | 90 | 15,206 | #256 |
| 2020–25 | 51 | 2,644 | #864 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
65.1% of babies named Conner from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Conner is most popular
The index compares Conner's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Conner.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2.85× | 633 |
| Utah | 2.80× | 1,330 |
| Oregon | 2.10× | 1,096 |
| Washington | 2.10× | 1,956 |
| Nevada | 2.06× | 410 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Conner and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Conner (this page) | 56,329 | 2005 |
| Connor | 234,474 | 2004 |
| Konner | 5,631 | 2009 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Conner's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Conner.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Conner (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data