Boys' name · peaked in 2004
Connor name popularity since 1925
236,190 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Connor (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Connor is about 20 years old in 2026. Connor peaked in 2004 as the #38 name for boys, and it ranked #166 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 236,190
- Named Connor, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #166
- for boys in 2025 (2,211 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 1,716 girls · 234,474 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 2.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Connor 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.
Connor births per year, 1925–2025
2004 was the biggest year for Connor both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Connor became 8.1× more common, from 1 in 6,670 baby boys to 1 in 821.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby boys fell by 50%, from 1 in 298 to 1 in 598.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Connor's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Connor.
Decade by decade
Babies named Connor 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 | 6 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 23 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 50 | #3,407 |
| 1950s | 0 | 39 | #2,804 |
| 1960s | 0 | 84 | #3,295 |
| 1970s | 0 | 233 | #2,553 |
| 1980s | 41 | 3,319 | #661 |
| 1990s | 998 | 57,391 | #55 |
| 2000s | 373 | 85,985 | #48 |
| 2010s | 195 | 68,270 | #55 |
| 2020–25 | 109 | 19,074 | #166 |
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
55.8% of babies named Connor from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Connor is most popular
The index compares Connor'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 Connor.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 2.57× | 1,916 |
| Alaska | 2.16× | 760 |
| Vermont | 1.95× | 770 |
| Nevada | 1.90× | 1,607 |
| Colorado | 1.61× | 4,713 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Connor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Connor (this page) | 234,474 | 2004 |
| Conner | 56,329 | 2005 |
| Conor | 27,380 | 1993 |
| Konnor | 5,767 | 2012 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Connor's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Connor.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Connor (2004).
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