Conor

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". Conchobhar/Conchubhar or from the name Conaire, found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes.

From Wikipedia

Conor first appears in the data in 1961 and has been recorded in 64 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 1,250 babies (rank #232 that year). In 2024 it was given to 376 boys (rank #707). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Conor

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Conor yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

27,156

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,250

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Conor

Conor McGregortaekwondo athlete · b. 1988
Conor Gallagherassociation football player · b. 2000
Conor Coadyassociation football player · b. 1993
Conor Bradleyassociation football player · b. 2003
Conor Washingtonassociation football player · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1961	7	#3,416
1962	11	#2,539
1963	8	#3,095
1964	10	#2,696
1965	10	#2,645
1966	9	#2,811
1967	7	#3,303
1968	7	#3,432
1969	11	#2,720
1970	11	#2,922
1971	7	#4,046
1972	7	#4,050
1973	12	#2,887
1974	7	#4,261
1975	5	#5,617
1976	29	#1,752
1977	82	#941
1978	151	#681
1979	171	#654
1980	198	#620
1981	206	#598
1982	220	#579
1983	194	#615
1984	213	#580
1985	200	#619
1986	255	#556
1987	356	#467
1988	412	#445
1989	422	#458
1990	468	#458
1991	701	#345
1992	924	#290
1993	1,250	#232
1994	866	#305
1995	850	#313
1996	829	#318
1997	826	#321
1998	811	#333
1999	718	#364
2000	726	#365
2001	702	#375
2002	676	#384
2003	648	#401
2004	571	#455
2005	514	#485
2006	519	#500
2007	528	#499
2008	529	#515
2009	525	#512
2010	489	#529
2011	472	#540
2012	447	#574
2013	452	#573
2014	482	#579
2015	629	#474
2016	1,086	#323
2017	1,130	#308
2018	1,000	#335
2019	752	#411
2020	744	#404
2021	646	#463
2022	513	#574
2023	450	#623
2024	376	#707