Recorded 2008–2022 Unisex name Peak 2017 32 births

Connolly — unisex name

32 babies named Connolly in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s172020s10
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Connolly was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

7 babies were named Connolly in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Connolly

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Connolly between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Connolly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Connolly is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Connolly performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Connolly shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Connolly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Connolly at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

32

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2017

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Connolly popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
7
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 202220212019201820172008 5

Connolly popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 2010 (Connolly as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
4.555.566.577.5 2017201620152010 5

Connolly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
17 births that decade — 53% of Connolly's all-time total
2000s52010s172020s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Connolly?
32 babies have been named Connolly since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 7 births.
When was Connolly most popular?
Connolly was most popular in the 2010s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Is Connolly a unisex name?
Yes, Connolly is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 32 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Connolly been used?
Connolly has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Connolly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connie, Constance, Consuelo, Concetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.