Boys' name · peaked in 1993
Conor name popularity since 1925
27,449 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Conor. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Conor is about 23 years old in 2026. Conor peaked in 1993 as the #232 name for boys, and it ranked #845 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,449
- Named Conor, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #845
- for boys in 2025 (292 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 69 girls · 27,380 boys
- Most popular in
- Massachusetts
- 3.63× its national share
Peak year is the year Conor 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.
Conor births per year, 1925–2025
1993 was the biggest year for Conor both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Conor became 3× more common, from 1 in 4,650 baby boys to 1 in 1,570.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 60%, from 1 in 2,320 to 1 in 5,850.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Conor's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Conor.
Decade by decade
Babies named Conor 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 80 | #2,646 |
| 1970s | 0 | 482 | #5,617 |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,676 | #619 |
| 1990s | 58 | 8,244 | #313 |
| 2000s | 11 | 5,938 | #485 |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,939 | #474 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 3,021 | #845 |
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
35.4% of babies named Conor from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Conor is most popular
The index compares Conor'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 Conor.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3.63× | 2,178 |
| Connecticut | 2.66× | 728 |
| New Jersey | 2.00× | 1,390 |
| Colorado | 1.94× | 605 |
| Washington | 1.68× | 710 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Conor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Conor (this page) | 27,380 | 1993 |
| Connor | 234,474 | 2004 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Conor's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Conor.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Conor (1993).
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