US rank #708 Boys' name Peak 1993 27,087 births

Conor — #708 US boys' name

27,087 babies named Conor in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s801970s4821980s26761990s82432000s59382010s69392020s2729
#708
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Conor was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

1,250 babies were named Conor in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Conor

The Social Security Administration has registered 27,087 babies named Conor between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Conor currently holds the #708 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 1,250 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Conor performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 8,243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Conor shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,052 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Conor in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Conor 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 27,087 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.

Conor at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

27,087

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

1993

1,250 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#708

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Conor popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (1993)
1,250
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420162008200019921984197619681961 7

Conor popularity over time — girls

69 total births recorded since 1992 (Conor as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 69 births
468101214 200120001999199819971996199419931992 10

Conor by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
8,243 births that decade — 30% of Conor's all-time total
1960s801970s4821980s26761990s82432000s59382010s69392020s2729

Conor by state

Where Conor concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Conor
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,052 11.3%
#2 California
2,709 10.0%
#3 Massachusetts
2,152 7.9%
#4 Illinois
1,667 6.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
1,657 6.1%
#6 New Jersey
1,373 5.1%
#7 Texas
992 3.7%
#8 Florida
948 3.5%
New York share of Conor's total US births 11.3%
Even split

3,052 of 27,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Conor appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Conor?
27,087 babies have been named Conor since 1961. It currently ranks #708 among boys. The peak year was 1993 with 1,250 births.
When was Conor most popular?
Conor was most popular in the 1990s decade with 8,243 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Conor most popular?
The top states for the name Conor are New York (3,052 births), California (2,709 births), Massachusetts (2,152 births).
How long has the name Conor been used?
Conor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Conor?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connor, Conner, Conrad, 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, 1961–2024 (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.