Connor

Irish

"lover of hounds"

Connor Origin and Meaning

The name Connor is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "lover of hounds".

Connor, the appealing name of an early semi-legendary king of Ulster in Irish mythology, sits firmly in the Top 100 and taken together with its alternate spellings would rank even higher. In its native Ireland the Conor version is one of the highest charting boys’ name.

Connor MacLeod was the name of the title character in the 1986 film The Highlander, which helped promote the name.

Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise have a teen-aged son named Connor, while Eric Clapton has a younger Conor; the name of the Irish writer and historian is spelled Conor Cruise O'Brien.

Since Connor means 'lover of hounds,' it might make a good choice for a dog-loving family. In fact, one of the sons in Marley and Me is given that name.

Connor Rank in US Top 1000

# 126 in the US

Connor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 284 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Connor

• 126 US 2023
• 284 Nameberry 2025
• 120 Canada 2023
• 94 Future 2028
• 251 England 2023
• 89 Scotland 2024
• 93 Australia 2022
• 92 New Zealand 2022
• 161 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Connor

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Connor.

• Cameron
• Evan
• Jackson
• Ryan
• Austin
• Dylan
• Mason
• Ian
• Logan
• Cole
• Carter
• Colin
• Gavin
• Landon
• Collin
• Riley
• Carson
• Aiden
• Aidan
• Bryce

Famous People Named Connor

• Connor Trinneer American actor
• Connor Jacobus bassist of America band The Districts
• Connor Shaw American NFL football player
• Connor Paolo American actor
• Connor Thomas Barth American NFL football player
• Connor Alfred Barwin American NFL football player
• Connor Hughes American NFL football player
• Connor Neil Ralph Wickham English footballer
• Connor Samuel John Ball bassist of British band The Vamps
• Joe "Connor" Conaboy English singer of boy band Kingsland Road
• Connor Corum American actor
• Connor Murphy American ice hockey player
• Connor Joel Franta American vlogger
• Connor Gibbs American actor
• Connor McDavid Canadian ice hockey player
• Connor Patrick McDonough American musician of band Before You Exit
• Connor Douglas Gilliland (b. 1989) son of actors Richard Gilliland and Jean Smart
• Connor Cink son of golfer Stewart Cink
• Connor Denton son of TV presenters Andrew Denton and Jennifer Byrne
• Connor Anthony Cruise son of actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman
• Connor Payton son of NFL coach Sean Payton
• Connor Douglas son of pro wrestler Shane Douglas
• Connor Feeley (b. 2014) son of athletes Heather Mitts and A.J. Feeley
• Connor Mace Rewis (b. 2016) son of TV personalities Summer and D.J. Rewis of "16 and Pregnant"

The name Connor in Pop Culture

• Connor Rhodes character in TV's "Chicago Med"
• Connor MacLeod main character in "The Highlander" movie series
• Connor son of the title character on TV's "Angel"
• Connor Kenway character in video game "Assassin's Creed III"
• Connor MacManus character in the Boondock Saints movie series
• Connor Lassiter main character in Neal Shusterman's "Unwind"
• Connor O'Neill Irish character from Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Connor Kent aka Superboy character in the animated series "Young Justice"
• Connor Walsh character on TV's "How to Get Away With Murder"
• Connor Costello character on Australian TV's "All Saints"
• Connor Deslauriers character on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Connor Hawke aka The Green Arrow character in DC comics
• Connor Owens character on TV's "Ugly Betty"
• Connor Jordan character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Connor Temple character on British TV series "Primeval"
• Connor Tempest character in the Vampirates series by Justin Somper; twin sister Grace Tempest
• Connor Stevens character on TV's "The Fosters"
• Connor character in movie "The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey"
• Connor character in Ellis and Duffield's webcomic "FreakAngels"
• John Connor main character in The Terminator series
• Connor Bailey character in "The Land of Stories" by Chris Colfer
• Connor Frio character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Connor Stoll character in the Percy Jackson and The Olympians series
• Connor Jacks character in Mari Mancusi's "Scorched;" twin brother Caleb Jacks
• Connor Devarnan character in the YouTube series "Most Popular Girls in School"
• Connor Guerrin a minor character featured in the "Dragon Age" video game series.
• Connor Cobalt character in the Addicted Series
• Connor Murphy character in "Dear Evan Hansen" the musical
• Connor character in the game "Detroit: Become Human"

International Variations of the name Connor

• Concobhar Irish Gaelic