Connor

Where Connor comes from

The first name is from Irish Conchúr, Conchobhar, from Old Irish Conchobar (“lover of hounds”). The surname is from Irish Ó Conchúir (“descendant of Conchúr”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Connor
  • Irish
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1913
    First appearance
    #2,273 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1993
    Connor Wickham born
    English association football player
  3. 1997
    Connor McDavid born
    Canadian ice hockey player
  4. 2004
    Peak, #38
    10,049 babies named Connor — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2020
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #78.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Connor Wickham · English association football player, born 1993
  • Connor McDavid · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1997
  • Connor Roberts · Welsh association football player, born 1995
  • Connor Metcalfe · Australian soccer player, born 1999
  • Connor Storrie · American actor, born 2000

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.