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Its wave through time Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States 0 20 40 60 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1931 per 100,000 babies of that sex 36,247 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1931, about 1 in 1,800 boys 512 babies in 2020 Names worth a look Connor Boy From Irish Conchobhar, traditionally explained as 'lover of hounds' (cú, con 'hound' and cobhar 'desiring'), though… Early Medieval · peak 2004 Conner Boy A spelling of Connor, from Irish Conchobhar, traditionally 'lover of hounds'; also an English occupational surname… Modern · peak 2005 Gunnar Boy From Old Norse gunnr 'battle' and herr 'army, warrior'. Viking & Saxon · peak 2015 Konrad Boy From Germanic kuoni 'bold, brave' and rad 'counsel'. Middle Ages · peak 2010 Coenred Boy From Old English cene 'bold, keen' and ræd 'counsel, advice'. Early Medieval · forgotten Gunnora Girl From Old Norse Gunnvǫr, whose first element is gunnr 'battle'; the second is uncertain. Viking & Saxon · forgotten Conor Boy Rising now peak 1993 Gunner Boy Popular now peak 2015 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.