Konner
A masculine name of Irish origin meaning "strong willed" or "counsel".
Name Census estimates that about 5,675 living Americans carry the first name Konner. It is a predominantly male name (97.2% of registrations). The average person named Konner today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Konner births was 2009 (322 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Konner. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Konner with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Konner is used almost entirely for boys, the SSA data does show 158 girls registered with the name since 1880.
- • Konner is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 18 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
5.7K
~ 1 in 60,397 Americans
Peak year
2009
322 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#2,425
Tracked since 1988
Census
Konner in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,730 people with the first name Konner, which placed it at #4,088 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,088
National first-name rank
People counted
4.7K
4,730 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
81.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Konner
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Konner is White at 81.1%. The next largest groups are Black (6.2%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Konner described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Konner at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White81.1% · 3,834
- Black or African American6.2% · 294
- Two or more races5.4% · 255
- Hispanic or Latino4.7% · 224
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 68
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 55
Gender
Gender distribution for Konner
Konner leans heavily male at 97.2% of total registrations, but 158 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Konner as a male name
- Ranked #2,425 in 2024
- 57 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2009 (322 births)
Konner as a female name
- Ranked #14,383 in 2024
- 6 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1999 (15 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Konner leans strongly male. 4,553 people counted with this name were male (96.4%), compared with 172 female bearers (3.6%).
Popularity
Konner: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Konner from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 2,239 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Konner by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Konner during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Konners live
The SSA's state-level files cover 37 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Konner, while South Dakota, Hawaii, Nevada recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 106 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Konner
The name Konner is a variant spelling of the English name Connor, which is derived from the Irish Gaelic name Conchobhar. Conchobhar is composed of the elements "con" meaning hound, and "chobhar" meaning desire. The name ultimately means "lover of hounds" or "wolf-lover."
The name Conchobhar has been in use in Ireland since ancient times, with one of the earliest recorded examples being Conchobhar mac Nessa, a legendary king of Ulster from Irish mythology who reigned in the 1st century AD. Conchobhar was a prominent figure in the epic Ulster Cycle of Irish literature.
In the early medieval period, the name Conchobhar was borne by several Irish kings and princes, including Conchobhar mac Taidg Móir (died 882), King of Connacht, and Conchobhar Ua Briain (died 1014), King of Munster. The name remained popular among Irish nobility throughout the Middle Ages.
As the name spread beyond Ireland, it evolved into various anglicized spellings such as Connor, Conor, and Conner. One notable bearer of the name Conner was Conner Mara (1548-1630), an Irish soldier and adventurer who fought for the Spanish against the English in Ireland during the Nine Years' War.
In the 19th century, the American writer James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) used the name Connor for one of the main characters in his novel "The Last of the Mohicans," which may have contributed to the name's popularity in the United States.
Other notable individuals named Connor or Conner throughout history include Conner Rousseau (born 1992), a Belgian politician and leader of the Flemish social-liberal party; Conner Prairie, an outdoor museum in Indiana, USA; Connor McDavid (born 1997), a Canadian professional ice hockey player; Connor Franta (born 1992), an American YouTuber and author; and Connor Cruise (born 1995), an American actor and the son of actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
People
Konner + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Konner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with K
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Konner: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Konner?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5,675 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Konner going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 60,397 US residents.
Is Konner a common name?
We classify Konner as "Rare". It ranks above 96.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5,742 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Konner most popular?
The single biggest year for Konner was 2009, when 322 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Konner is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Konner in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,730 people with the name Konner, or 1.57 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,088 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Konner in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Konner?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Konner leans strongly male. 4,553 people counted with this name were male (96.4%), compared with 172 female bearers (3.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Konner?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Konner is White at 81.1%. The next largest groups are Black (6.2%) and Two or More Races (5.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Konner most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Konner in the 2020 Census, accounting for 81.1% (3,834 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Konner in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Konner a male name?
Yes, 97.2% of people registered as Konner in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Konner still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Konner in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Konner can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Konner as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Konner, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.