Connor is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “lover of hounds.” In 2024 it was given to 2,606 boys in the United States.
Connor belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “lover of hounds” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Connor first appears in Social Security records in 1913. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #38 in 2004, and in 2024 2,606 babies received the name — 232,322 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Connor means “lover of hounds” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Connor is a boy name. In 2024, 2,606 babies received the name in the US.
Connor comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Connor first appears in US records in 1913. Its best-ever ranking was #38 in 2004, and 2,606 babies were given the name in 2024.
Connor is pronounced /ˈkɒnə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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