Unisex name · since 1991
Connelly
Connelly has 237 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Connelly currently ranks #12352 among unisex names in America, with 237 babies recorded since 1991.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Connelly has been recorded 237 times among girls since 1991, currently ranked #12352 nationally and more common than 29% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #18,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,352 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 237 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Connelly ranks #18,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,352 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 237 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,352 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Connelly's 237 recorded births place it above 74.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Connelly compares
237 40th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Connelly's all-time total is 37% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Connelly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 237 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Connelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Connelly's full recorded timeline at 2015, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Connelly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Connelly popularity over time - boys
122 total births recorded since 1992 (Connelly as boys' name)
Connelly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Connelly's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Connelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (45% of all-time use).
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- Connelly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Connelly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Connelly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.