Connor is a distinctive choice, ranked #299 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Connor in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#299
US Rank #166
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About the Name Connor
Connor has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 106 places in five years. It was most popular in 1998 at #11 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 19 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Connor is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Connor in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #136, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Connor
Bernard Connor — Bernard Connor or O'Connor M.D. was an Irish physician and historian.
Chris Connor — Mary Jean Loutsenhizer, known professionally as Chris Connor, was an American jazz singer.
Linda Connor — Linda Connor is an American photographer living in San Francisco, California.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Connor
Unlikely. With around 152 UK babies named Connor per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Connor in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Connor is declining: down 141 places since 2020, to #299 in 2025. It peaked at #11 in 1998.
Connor is more popular in the US (#136) than in the UK (#264). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Connor include: Linda Connor, Connor McCaffery and Kyle Connor. Short summaries for each appear below.
Connor appears in the US top 500 at #136 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
152
UK babies named Connor (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 141 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Connor
Almost certainly the only Connor in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Connor
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story