US rank #136 Boys' name Peak 2004 232,322 births

Connor — #136 US boys' name

232,322 babies named Connor in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s471930s231940s501950s391960s841970s2411980s33171990s573922000s859832010s682632020s16852
#136
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.0% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Connor was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

10,049 babies were named Connor in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Connor

The Social Security Administration has registered 232,322 babies named Connor between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Connor currently holds the #136 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10,049 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Connor performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85,983 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Connor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20,001 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Connor in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Connor 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 232,322 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.

Connor at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

232,322

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2004

10,049 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#136

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Connor popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2004)
10,049
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
-5,00005,00010,00015,000 202420122000198819761964194819241913 7

Connor popularity over time — girls

1,702 total births recorded since 1980 (Connor as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 1,702 births
-50050100150 202420192014200920041999199419891980 6

Connor by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85,983 births that decade — 37% of Connor's all-time total
1910s311920s471930s231940s501950s391960s841970s2411980s33171990s573922000s859832010s682632020s16852

Connor by state

Where Connor concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Connor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20,001 8.6%
#2 New York
13,776 5.9%
#3 Texas
13,751 5.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
12,205 5.3%
#5 Ohio
10,896 4.7%
#6 Florida
10,817 4.7%
#7 Illinois
10,441 4.5%
#8 Michigan
9,236 4.0%
California share of Connor's total US births 8.6%
Even split

20,001 of 232,322 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Connor appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Connor?
232,322 babies have been named Connor since 1913. It currently ranks #136 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 10,049 births.
When was Connor most popular?
Connor was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85,983 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Connor most popular?
The top states for the name Connor are California (20,001 births), New York (13,776 births), Texas (13,751 births).
How long has the name Connor been used?
Connor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Connor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Conner, Conrad, Conor, Connie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1913–2024 (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.