Connor Forename

32,549th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 24,448 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Connor Forename Definition:

A male name. Irish Conchabhar ‘high desire’, a great name in Irish mythology, and for long a common christian name in Ireland, where it now survives mainly as a surname.

Connor Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
14,1961:25,5381,895
England
95%
 
3,2711:16,9991,136
Canada
100%
2,2041:15,0331,510
Northern Ireland
99%
 
8721:2,114344
Thailand
100%
7871:89,0297,833
Australia-7511:18,1861,338
Ireland
97%
 
6551:7,089601
Scotland
95%
 
4881:10,964733
New Zealand-2411:18,8221,525
Puerto Rico-1421:25,0021,007
Wales
100%
1341:23,0921,200
South Africa
98%
 
911:599,26027,054
Netherlands
100%
731:231,5358,165
France
100%
641:1,038,5998,027
Germany
100%
591:1,638,60810,387
Malaysia
95%
 
591:516,10122,345
Spain
100%
511:912,3528,370
China-341:40,178,11161,702
Brazil-331:6,492,00593,070
Sweden
96%
 
241:410,74611,228
Russia
100%
221:6,556,07728,980
Czechia
68%
 
121:888,0143,257
United Arab Emirates-121:595,99919,549
Switzerland
100%
111:746,6819,974
Jersey-101:9,998868
Hong Kong-101:775,2725,181
Gibraltar-91:3,793625
India
100%
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Philippines
100%
81:13,251,185172,764
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Guam-71:22,9492,164
South Korea-71:792,06015,859
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Norway
100%
51:1,026,46614,100
Italy
99%
 
51:12,212,41834,417
Singapore-51:1,257,41116,611
Colombia-41:11,944,73244,648
Papua New Guinea
100%
41:2,038,078115,092
Japan-41:31,996,51455,536
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Mexico
100%
31:41,381,47674,307
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Chile-21:8,803,60433,591
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha-21:2,914288
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Isle of Man-21:42,512455
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Finland
100%
21:2,741,59219,235
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Samoa-11:195,1901,348
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Albania-11:3,046,57049,159
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Costa Rica-11:4,767,94827,206
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Poland
100%
11:38,027,1129,241

Connor (84,283) may also be a surname.

Connor Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Irish Conchabhar ‘high desire’, a great name in Irish mythology, and for long a common christian name in Ireland, where it now survives mainly as a surname.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

An Irish name which has been rendered ‘hound of slaughter,’ but this is impossible. It is the same with Conor, corrupted down from Conchobhar.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Celtic name, meaning: Wise aid.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Connor Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Connord924/
Connoor923/
Connnor922/
Cconnor921/
Connoer921/
Connore921/
Connour921/
Conor9132,830/
Comnor83283/
Konnor83145/
Connar8346/
Sonnor8313/
Cannor836/
Conord835/
Chonor834/
Congor834/
Jonnor832/
Conhor832/
Cionor832/
Conoor831/
Conort831/
Conour831/
Cunnor831/
Cosnor831/
Coonor831/
Connard77108/
Connart7710/
Chonoor778/
Jhonnor777/
Konnoor775/
Coonoor774/
Johnnor774/
Sonnour772/
Cotnoir772/
Chonore772/
Chonour772/
Counnar772/
Chunnor771/
Chongor771/
Choinor771/
Chonnar771/
Channor771/
Csonoor771/
Sonnoor771/
Conoire771/
Sonor73301/
Canor73171/
Konor73167/
Jonor73154/
Conar7364/
Zonor737/
Conur731/
Kounnour713/
Kongnour712/
Tchonore712/
Chuonore711/
Choingor711/
Choonhor711/
Choonnar711/
Channoor711/
Koungnor711/
Koonnoor711/
Johnnorz711/
Conard671,876/
Cannar67720/
Cannur67262/
Jonnar67175/
Kongor6754/
Cunnar6745/
Conart6738/
Casnor6733/
Chanor6732/
Sonnar6728/
Konnur6724/
Gionor6717/
Jannor6716/
Sonoor6716/
Sannor6714/
Konnar6713/
Konore6713/
Konoor6711/
Cumnor6711/
Jonoir6711/
Camnor6710/
Jhonor6710/
Cianor679/
Joinor679/
Sonoir679/
Joynor678/
Zunnor678/
Canord677/
Cunnur676/
Canore675/
Chonar674/
Comnur674/
Kohnor674/
Jonhor674/
Kannor673/
Zongor673/
Djonor673/
Cosnur673/
Jounor673/
Jonord672/
Jonore672/
Jonour672/
Jonuor672/
Konord672/
Conure672/
Chhunnoor672/
Chonur672/
Chunor672/
Cangor672/
Cionar672/
Conare672/
Soinor672/
Zonoir671/
Canoor671/
Canotr671/
Canhor671/
Chhongoor671/
Congar671/
Conhar671/
Coonar671/
Tchongour671/
Tchannore671/
Zoinor671/
Zonore671/
Zoynor671/
Koungnoor671/
Koungnore671/
Koungnour671/
Kounor671/
Koonor671/
Koenor671/
Koinor671/
Jonoor671/
Jonorr671/
Johnnorth671/
Josnor671/
Kunnor671/
Congur671/
Conuir671/
Zonoor671/
Jotnor671/
Juonor671/
Canoir671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Connor