Boys' name · since 1961
Conor
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 27,380 babies named Conor, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #844 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,380
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
27,380 babies have been named Conor since 1961, making it today's #844 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Conor has been recorded 27,380 times among boys since 1961, currently ranked #844 nationally and more common than 94% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #844 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 27,380 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Conor ranks #710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #844 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 27,380 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #844 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,380
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Conor's 27,380 recorded births place it above 98.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Conor compares
27,380 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Conor's all-time total is 74x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Conor | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,380 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,250 | 34 | 22,252 |
Conor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Conor splits its recorded history at 1993: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1975 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 1,250 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Conor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 1,250
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Conor popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1992 (Conor as girls' name)
Conor by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8,244 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Conor's strongest decade.
8,244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Conor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 80
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 482
1970s
482 births
- 1980s 2,676
1980s
2,676 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,244 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,938 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,939 births
- 2020s 3,021
2020s
3,021 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8,244 births (30% of all-time use).
How Conor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Conor's total volume
Conor by state
Where Conor concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,091 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 2,732 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 2,178 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,678 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,670 | 6.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 1,390 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Texas | | 1,002 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Florida | | 964 | 3.5% |
3,091 of 27,380 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Conor appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Conor's data
- Conor's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (8,244 total births) through the 2020s (3,021) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Conors (3,091 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Conor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Conor 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.