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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 1,225 babies (rank #57 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

9,049

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,225

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
1996	1,081	#63
1997	1,024	#64
1998	1,225	#57
1999	866	#66
2000	619	#88
2001	540	#93
2002	396	#119
2003	392	#124
2004	369	#133
2005	288	#162
2006	260	#176
2007	240	#198
2008	240	#198
2009	185	#239
2010	206	#233
2011	165	#273
2012	208	#242
2013	204	#246
2014	152	#303
2015	135	#344
2016	254	#221