Boy
Conner
Rooted in Irish, Conner is a boy's name that means "Irish Conchobhar, lover of hounds or high desire". It is having a real moment, more popular in the 2000s than ever before. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyVariant of Connor
IrishIrish "Conchobhar" – "lover of hounds" or "high desire"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
39
1920s
48
1930s
50
1940s
44
1950s
35
1960s
36
1970s
46
1980s
691
1990s
13,171
2000s
25,105
2010s
13,461
Peaked in the 2000s · 52,726 total U.S. births since 1900