Old Irish origin
Source-reportedFrom Old Irish Conn.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: ConnCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A name. A world of connections.
Old Irish roots
/ˈkon̪/ · Old Irish
01 / Meaning & origin
Conn is a masculine given name documented in Irish and Old Irish. English Wiktionary traces it to Old Irish Conn.
2 source accounts
From Old Irish Conn.
Related to Conall, from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 1989: 5 boys (rank 7905).
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03 / By the numbers
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1964–2025 Spelling: Conn
Recorded category boys
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Source: Central Statistics Office · Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 4 | 278 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 4 | 279 | observed |
| 1973 | 3 | 320 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 3 | 321 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 4 | 288 | observed |
| 1981 | 5 | 260 | observed |
| 1982 | 4 | 286 | observed |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | 4 | 274 | observed |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 5 | 256 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 4 | 271 | observed |
| 1989 | 5 | 253 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 5 | 275 | observed |
| 1994 | 5 | 263 | observed |
| 1995 | 4 | 301 | observed |
| 1996 | 5 | 295 | observed |
| 1997 | 6 | 286 | observed |
| 1998 | 4 | 324 | observed |
| 1999 | 6 | 266 | observed |
| 2000 | 3 | 390 | observed |
| 2001 | 12 | 209 | observed |
| 2002 | 10 | 235 | observed |
| 2003 | 10 | 266 | observed |
| 2004 | 8 | 299 | observed |
| 2005 | 3 | 518 | observed |
| 2006 | 4 | 493 | observed |
| 2007 | 17 | 241 | observed |
| 2008 | 15 | 287 | observed |
| 2009 | 16 | 283 | observed |
| 2010 | 12 | 338 | observed |
| 2011 | 17 | 280 | observed |
| 2012 | 13 | 324 | observed |
| 2013 | 11 | 352 | observed |
| 2014 | 18 | 267 | observed |
| 2015 | 10 | 376 | observed |
| 2016 | 15 | 298 | observed |
| 2017 | 14 | 305 | observed |
| 2018 | 27 | 205 | observed |
| 2019 | 31 | 179 | observed |
| 2020 | 27 | 183 | observed |
| 2021 | 35 | 158 | observed |
| 2022 | 23 | 219 | observed |
| 2023 | 21 | 219 | observed |
| 2024 | 34 | 150 | observed |
| 2025 | 30 | 165 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Conn” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
CONN— “wisdom”
Conn, when standing alone, as in the case of Conn of the Hundred Battles, means wisdom.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part V, Chapter III (Gaelic Names), Section IV (Cu, Cun, Gal) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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