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Conner
Say it: KON-er
Meaning
A spelling of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar, traditionally 'lover of hounds'; also an English occupational surname for an inspector.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Popular in the US in the 1990s alongside Connor.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 2000s
In the United States
- 55,206 babies given this name since 1915
- At its height in 2005, about 1 in 623 boys
- 675 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Connor, Conor
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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