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My cousin is named Conor Emerson A. It's a decent name, but not one I particularly like. I'm not really sure why.

I feel like I hear Connor a lot, but that might be because there's a little one who lives a few houses down and is always outside. I don't think it's too popular. I do generally think of it as more of a 90s name, probably because that's when it had its dramatic leap in popularity, but, objectively, its popularity has been pretty consistant for a long time now.

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I prefer the Conor spelling, which looks more streamlined and less like a surname to me.

It's pretty common here and has been for ages - #44 in the last dataset.
I wouldn't use it myself but it's a perfectly good name, with either of those spellings.

For a long time I was never a big fan because for me it fell under the trendy-Irish name thing. For the last few years I've liked it though, maybe because I don't hear of a bunch of little kids named Connor anymore? The only one I really know is my cousin, and he's like 14.

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I now prefer the spelling Conor. I think it helps me leave those old feelings for it behind and goes better with the stronger, woodsy feeling I get from it now.

It feels like it's become one of those overused trendy preppy names in recent years... and w/ more than 1 spelling, its apparent lack of being in the top 30 can be deceiving since it is in the top 100 in a number of countries and in the top 10 in a couple under the Conor sp.
To me, it makes me think of a con artist and the wolf meaning combined with the whole "wolves in sheep's clothing" concept doesn't really help it any, so I'd not be inclined to use it on a child...
Add to that the fact that it sounds like a spoiled or hyper child or at least stirs up that image of a troublesome tyke and it just doesn't have a lot working in its favour. In an article from a few years ago that someone posted a link to on this site talking about teachers and names that bring up a chavy image, Connor was definitely seen as a chav name... something to think of, depending where you are, if you don't want a kid to be pigeonholed from the start.

I only know one Connor and he is about 5. But I do hear many parents calling out to Connor when I'm out somewhere, so I reckon the name is pretty common. But maybe it's not common where you live.

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I like Connor. And I would use Connor, not Conor, because otherwise the kid would be forever spelling out his name to people. Conor isn't really used where I live. If that wasn't an issue, I would use Conor, I think. I like the look of it better.

In my area it is definitely super common. Connor/Conor/Conner/etc. They seem to be everywhere, though mostly under 25. I've never been a fan of it though, can't really place my finger on why. Just isn't attractive to me. My favorite spelling is probably Conor.

I don't think it's too popular. But for my birth year Connor wasn't popular. I only have ever met a handful of them before. Even though Connor is more popular now than for my age group I still don't think that it's too popular. It's been going down in popularity since 2004.

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I'm not super fond of the spelling Conor. It just doesn't look quite right to me. Conor feels like it is missing something. My favorite spelling is Connor.

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I also really like the spelling Conner since it reminds me of one of my favorite little towns. The town is called La Conner and the man who bought the small settlement in 1869, renamed the town to honor his wife, Louisa Ann Conner. I like Conner but I slightly prefer the look of Connor.

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I also really love the name Conall. But I think I prefer Connor / Conner.

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This message was edited 5/2/2012, 5:48 PM

Conor is a family name for me. The tree is littered with them. Some are Conor on their birth certificates, others use it as a nn for Cornelius.

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I've loved it for years, but only the Conor spelling. It's the one they use most in Ireland.

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At one time, as a teen, I thought if I had a boy I'd name him Conor Thomas. Then my sister came up with the exact same hypothetical combination. War. Happily neither of us had a little boy. Peace reigns.

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Conor is active and handsome, straightforward and kind. Love it.

This message was edited 5/2/2012, 4:38 PM

My little brother's name is Connor. It's not that common at all where I live. I only know my little brother. Actually, scratch that, I met a female Connor in college, but we met only briefly. Anyway, that really bothered me. Connor is all masculine to me!

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I like it. Conor looks incomplete to me even though I know it's the more 'correct' spelling. Just don't spell it Conner. I hate that spelling.

Meh, it's okay. It's respectable enough, but I think it's also a little bland, like white bread.

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I prefer the Connor spelling, if I have to choose.