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.
More common than 95% of names given to boys today.
30% of everyone ever named Conor was born in this single decade.
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' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Conor popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961
- Peak year (1993)
- 1,250
- Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
Currently ranks #708 among boys.
27,087 total births across 64 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1993 with 1,250 births in a single year.
Conor popularity over time — girls
69 total births recorded since 1992 (Conor as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Conor accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Conor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 8,243 births that decade — 30% of Conor's all-time total
Conor decade highlights
- Peak decade 8,243 births
- Runner-up 6,939 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Conor's strongest decade
8,243 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 30% of all-time use.
Conor by state
Where Conor concentrates geographically — total births since 1961
| 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% |
3,052 of 27,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 11.3% of nationwide
- California 10.0% of nationwide
- Massachusetts 7.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 6.2% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 6.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 47 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 11.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Conor appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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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.