Conor is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “lover of hounds.” In 2024 it was given to 376 boys in the United States.
Conor 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, Conor first appears in Social Security records in 1961. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #232 in 1993, and in 2024 376 babies received the name — 27,087 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Conor means “lover of hounds” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Conor is a boy name. In 2024, 376 babies received the name in the US.
Conor comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Conor first appears in US records in 1961. Its best-ever ranking was #232 in 1993, and 376 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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