Connor

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Connor: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Connor: Recorded every year since 1965, it reached #11 in 1998, and it stood at #829 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
179times a registrar ranked it
61years from first to last
#11highest recorded position
34groupings it qualifies for
52names it appears alongside

What stands out in Connor's record

Ranked every year since 1965, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 31 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 5,155 births with the name in 1998, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 22 years. Names by sustained share

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 1997

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#3174

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1965 to 2025.

In 2024: #88 among boys in Scotland, #164 among boys in Northern Ireland, #264 among boys in England and Wales, #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1965–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Connor appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 61 years beginning in 1965, and has registered 1,681 births with the name.

Connor across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Connor's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#170 (1965)	#71 (1998)	#829 (2025)	61 of 61	1,681 (1965–2025)	80 (2003)
New Zealand · Boys	#83 (1992)	#11 (1999)	#92 (2022)	31 of 31	4,994 (1992–2022)	303 (1999)
England and Wales · Boys	#13 (1996)	#11 (1998)	#264 (2024)	29 of 29	53,072 (1996–2024)	5,155 (1998)
New South Wales, Australia · Boys	#93 (1994)	#23 (2003)	#87 (2022)	28 of 29	5,877 (1994–2022)	334 (2003)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#40 (1997)	#35 (1998)	#164 (2024)	28 of 28	1,216 (1997–2024)	95 (1998)

Connor by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Connor in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	42	5 of 10	8
1970s	147	10 of 10	15
1980s	159	10 of 10	16
1990s	350	10 of 10	35
2000sbusiest	593	10 of 10	59
2010s	314	10 of 10	31
2020s	76	6 of 10	13

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 59 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1998 and 1999, when recorded births fell by 27, from 69 to 42.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Connor appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in New Zealand in 1999.

Connor's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#264	177	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#251	187	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#244	194	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#180	293	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#158	335	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#160	334	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#126	461	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#113	556	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#103	638	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#100	642	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#79	841	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#66	974	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#58	1,152	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#48	1,471	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#44	1,766	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#46	1,670	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#41	1,877	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#37	1,817	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#35	1,951	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#30	2,321	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#28	2,646	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#25	2,930	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#26	2,775	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#25	2,896	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#23	3,328	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#22	3,786	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#11	5,155	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3174	4	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#12	4,890	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#13	5,009	High	Verified
2022	New South Wales, Australia	male	#87	101	Insufficient	Not yet available
2020	New South Wales, Australia	male	#66	130	Insufficient	Not yet available
2019	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	154	Insufficient	Not yet available
2018	New South Wales, Australia	male	#72	131	Insufficient	Not yet available
2017	New South Wales, Australia	male	#58	160	Insufficient	Not yet available
2016	New South Wales, Australia	male	#54	172	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	male	#68	142	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	male	#66	153	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	male	#74	140	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	160	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	male	#53	178	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	male	#43	201	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	male	#38	220	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	male	#45	204	Insufficient	Not yet available
2007	New South Wales, Australia	male	#56	175	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	male	#44	224	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	male	#28	286	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	307	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	male	#23	334	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	male	#24	329	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	male	#26	318	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	male	#32	305	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	male	#32	287	Insufficient	Not yet available
1998	New South Wales, Australia	male	#28	333	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New South Wales, Australia	male	#36	274	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New South Wales, Australia	male	#46	226	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	male	#65	141	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	male	#93	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
2022	New Zealand	male	#92	51	High	Verified
2021	New Zealand	male	#75	62	High	Verified
2020	New Zealand	male	#61	72	High	Verified
2019	New Zealand	male	#67	73	High	Verified
2018	New Zealand	male	#44	104	High	Verified
2017	New Zealand	male	#54	90	High	Verified
2016	New Zealand	male	#29	145	High	Verified
2015	New Zealand	male	#45	113	High	Verified
2014	New Zealand	male	#38	116	High	Verified
2013	New Zealand	male	#43	116	High	Verified
2012	New Zealand	male	#33	154	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	male	#31	156	High	Verified
2010	New Zealand	male	#27	177	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	male	#21	199	High	Verified
2008	New Zealand	male	#25	184	High	Verified
2007	New Zealand	male	#28	179	High	Verified
2006	New Zealand	male	#22	188	High	Verified
2005	New Zealand	male	#18	188	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	male	#18	214	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	male	#19	197	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	male	#23	176	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	male	#16	232	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	male	#20	211	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	male	#11	303	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	male	#16	255	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	male	#15	260	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	male	#17	251	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	male	#29	185	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	male	#46	128	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	male	#43	141	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	male	#83	74	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#164	13	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#249	7	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#177	12	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#125	21	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#148	16	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#160	15	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#135	18	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#92	32	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#104	29	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#102	29	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#98	32	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#76	41	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#97	33	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#74	47	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#74	45	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#82	41	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#74	53	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#74	43	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#67	50	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#70	46	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#47	61	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#52	60	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	male	#46	67	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#36	87	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#51	62	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#46	74	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#35	95	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#40	87	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#829	3	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#302	13	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#396	9	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#293	15	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#279	16	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#240	20	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	18	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#239	22	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#296	15	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#283	16	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#180	33	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#203	29	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#197	31	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#156	43	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	51	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	56	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#121	62	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#134	56	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	57	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#95	65	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	51	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#83	75	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#76	80	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#90	61	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#102	48	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#121	38	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#108	42	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	69	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	46	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#122	40	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#136	30	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#123	36	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#142	26	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	20	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#151	22	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	19	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	11	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#160	17	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#166	16	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#172	14	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#166	15	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#156	18	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#202	10	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#150	22	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	21	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#184	15	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#162	18	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	18	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#208	10	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#190	13	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#204	11	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#147	23	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	13	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#158	17	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#174	14	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#191	10	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#206	8	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	9	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#176	9	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#177	8	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#170	8	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#88	58	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1965 and 2025, ranked in 61 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #11, first reached in 1998.

It held a top-100 place in 32 years, 31 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5,155 births, registered in England and Wales in 1998.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1992, and 59 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Connie-Rose · #2901, 15y
Connla · #163, 13y
Conor · #1, 62y
Conrad · #181, 45y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cameron · #11, 59y
Claire · #10, 66y
Darren · #10, 66y
Declan · #12, 62y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Cameron · #11, 59y
Darragh · #11, 61y
Tracy · #11, 64y
Caoimhe · #12, 57y

Comparisons involving Connor

Existing comparison pages where Connor and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Connor in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Luke vs Connor
Luke and Connor changed places 14 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1992 and 2022, ending at #39 and #92.
Luke · Connor · 31 shared years, 1992–2022 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking
Robert vs Connor
Robert and Connor changed places 14 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #93 and #164.
Robert · Connor · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Christian vs Connor
Christian and Connor changed places 13 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1968 and 2025, ending at #348 and #829.
Christian · Connor · 57 shared years, 1968–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Connor within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Callum vs Connor
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Callum and Connor averaged 9.7 places apart, ending at #248 and #264.
Callum · Connor · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Connor vs Caleb
Across 31 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Connor and Caleb averaged 10.7 places apart, ending at #92 and #64.
Connor · Caleb · 31 shared years, 1992–2022 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking
Nathan vs Connor
Across 31 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Nathan and Connor averaged 11.4 places apart, ending at #82 and #92.
Nathan · Connor · 31 shared years, 1992–2022 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Connor and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Oscar vs Connor
In New Zealand · Boys, Oscar moved into the top 50 at #22 in 2017 as Connor fell out of it to #54, having been #29 the year before.
Oscar · Connor · 24 shared years, 1998–2022 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2017 New Zealand ranking
Mason vs Connor
In New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Mason moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2011 as Connor fell out of it to #53, having been #43 the year before.
Mason · Connor · 18 shared years, 2003–2022 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Charlie vs Connor
In Northern Ireland · Boys, Charlie moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2005 as Connor fell out of it to #70, having been #47 the year before.
Charlie · Connor · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2005 Northern Ireland ranking

Compared inside England and Wales lists

Pairs involving Connor measured in England and Wales's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Connor at its highest position.

Jamie vs Connor
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Jamie and Connor averaged 11.4 places apart, ending at #222 and #264.
Jamie · Connor · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

England and Wales overview→

Connor was ranked #11 in England and Wales · Boys in 1998. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Connor and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Connor without appearing here.

Connor moved ahead of

Jordan Compare
In 2023 they stood at #249 and #249 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #164 and #404.
Ronald Compare
In 1980 they stood at #184 and #152 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1981 that had become #159 and #217.
Ross Compare
In 2009 they stood at #82 and #78 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2010 that had become #74 and #127.
Ciaran Compare
In 2023 they stood at #249 and #169 in Northern Ireland · Boys; by 2024 that had become #164 and #216.

Moved ahead of Connor

Bradley Compare
In 2024 they stood at #302 and #520 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #372.
Jan Compare
In 2024 they stood at #302 and #394 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #372.
Calum Compare
In 2024 they stood at #302 and #520 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #432.
Dean Compare
In 2024 they stood at #302 and #394 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2025 that had become #829 and #432.

Moved the opposite way to Connor

Adam Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 while Adam went from #157 to #20.
Alexander Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 while Alexander went from #115 to #55.
Benjamin Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 while Benjamin went from #148 to #83.
Conor Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 while Conor went from #56 to #16.

Moved the same way as Connor

Alfred Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 and Alfred from #167 to #286.
Denis Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 and Denis from #24 to #232.
George Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 and George from #56 to #112.
Julian Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Connor went from #170 to #829 and Julian from #194 to #348.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1965 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in New Zealand in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Connor

Connor at a glance

What stands out in Connor's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Connor across 5 official records

Connor by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Connor appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Connor

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside England and Wales lists

Names published alongside Connor

Connor and the names beside it

Connor moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Connor

Moved the opposite way to Connor

Moved the same way as Connor

Connor at a glance

What stands out in Connor's record

Connor across 5 official records

Connor by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Connor appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Connor

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside England and Wales lists

Names published alongside Connor

Connor and the names beside it

Connor moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Connor

Moved the opposite way to Connor

Moved the same way as Connor