Pronunciation
Kon-er
Meaning
Lover of hounds
Fun fact
Conor is connected with Conchobar, the king of Ulster in Irish legend. So behind this familiar name is a much older Irish name and story. It's easier to guess the pronunciation of Conor if you're living abroad.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Conor, 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.
#16Rank among boy names in 2025211Babies registered in 2025
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 | 211 | #16 |
| 2024 | 210 | #19 |
| 2023 | 244 | #12 |
| 2022 | 275 | #13 |
| 2021 | 360 | #4 |
| 2020 | 345 | #5 |
| 2019 | 427 | #4 |
| 2018 | 489 | #4 |
| 2017 | 472 | #4 |
| 2016 | 558 | #3 |
| 2015 | 558 | #4 |
| 2014 | 581 | #4 |
| 2013 | 610 | #4 |
| 2012 | 639 | #5 |
| 2011 | 709 | #5 |
| 2010 | 726 | #5 |
| 2009 | 776 | #4 |
| 2008 | 857 | #3 |
| 2007 | 821 | #3 |
| 2006 | 731 | #3 |
| 2005 | 705 | #4 |
| 2004 | 736 | #3 |
| 2003 | 705 | #4 |
| 2002 | 748 | #4 |
| 2001 | 702 | #4 |
| 2000 | 700 | #3 |
| 1999 | 761 | #1 |
| 1998 | 761 | #1 |
| 1997 | 867 | #2 |
| 1996 | 811 | #1 |
| 1995 | 841 | #1 |
| 1994 | 712 | #3 |
| 1993 | 576 | #9 |
| 1992 | 641 | #9 |
| 1991 | 591 | #11 |
| 1990 | 460 | #17 |
| 1989 | 437 | #18 |
| 1988 | 420 | #19 |
| 1987 | 444 | #18 |
| 1986 | 370 | #24 |
| 1985 | 356 | #25 |
| 1984 | 337 | #30 |
| 1983 | 309 | #34 |
| 1982 | 315 | #36 |
| 1981 | 319 | #34 |
| 1980 | 299 | #38 |
| 1979 | 259 | #40 |
| 1978 | 224 | #44 |
| 1977 | 232 | #43 |
| 1976 | 210 | #49 |
| 1975 | 231 | #44 |
| 1974 | 199 | #50 |
| 1973 | 210 | #47 |
| 1972 | 171 | #52 |
| 1971 | 219 | #42 |
| 1970 | 162 | #45 |
| 1969 | 133 | #50 |
| 1968 | 150 | #43 |
| 1967 | 129 | #48 |
| 1966 | 138 | #47 |
| 1965 | 107 | #56 |
| 1964 | 97 | #56 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.