Pronunciation
Kon
Meaning
Sense or intelligence
Alternate spellings
Con; Cond
Fun fact
Conn is a full Irish first name, even though it looks like a short form. It appears in old Irish names and legends, including Conn of the Hundred Battles. You'll also see the single-n spelling Con.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Conn, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
2025 ranking#165Among boy names
Babies named in 202530With this spelling
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #165 |
| 2024 | 34 | #150 |
| 2023 | 21 | #219 |
| 2022 | 23 | #219 |
| 2021 | 35 | #158 |
| 2020 | 27 | #183 |
| 2019 | 31 | #179 |
| 2018 | 27 | #205 |
| 2017 | 14 | #305 |
| 2016 | 15 | #298 |
| 2015 | 10 | #376 |
| 2014 | 18 | #267 |
| 2013 | 11 | #352 |
| 2012 | 13 | #324 |
| 2011 | 17 | #280 |
| 2010 | 12 | #338 |
| 2009 | 16 | #283 |
| 2008 | 15 | #287 |
| 2007 | 17 | #241 |
| 2006 | 4 | #493 |
| 2005 | 3 | #518 |
| 2004 | 8 | #299 |
| 2003 | 10 | #266 |
| 2002 | 10 | #235 |
| 2001 | 12 | #209 |
| 2000 | 3 | #390 |
| 1999 | 6 | #266 |
| 1998 | 4 | #324 |
| 1997 | 6 | #286 |
| 1996 | 5 | #295 |
| 1995 | 4 | #301 |
| 1994 | 5 | #263 |
| 1993 | 5 | #275 |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | 5 | #253 |
| 1988 | 4 | #271 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | 5 | #256 |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | 4 | #274 |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | 5 | #260 |
| 1980 | 4 | #288 |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | 3 | #321 |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | 3 | #320 |
| 1972 | 4 | #279 |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | 4 | #278 |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.
