Connell Boy
How popular is Connell?
#3,127 boy name in 2025
38 baby boys were named Connell in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name.
Connell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,127 for boys (▲ 265 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 38 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+73% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,405 in 2015, #3,495 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (46 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,332 in 1954 |
| First recorded | 1913 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Connell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Conall family of names ranked #1,963 for boys in 2025 (#1,826 the year before), with 57 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Conall | 19 | 33% |
| Connell | 38 | 67% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Connell is most popular
Babies named Connell per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Connell by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 22 | #2,820 |
| 1920s | 74 | #2,458 |
| 1930s | 97 | #1,757 |
| 1940s | 118 | #1,691 |
| 1950s | 232 | #1,332 |
| 1960s | 195 | #1,353 |
| 1970s | 149 | #1,988 |
| 1980s | 110 | #2,825 |
| 1990s | 158 | #3,016 |
| 2000s | 187 | #3,445 |
| 2010s | 197 | #3,888 |
| 2020s | 227 | #2,791 |
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Questions
- Is Connell a boy or girl name?
- Connell is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Connell were boys.
- How popular is the name Connell?
- 38 baby boys were named Connell in the US in 2025, making it the 3127th most popular boy name.
- When was Connell most popular?
- Connell peaked in 2022, when 46 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,332 in 1954.
- How many people are named Connell?
- 1,771 babies have been named Connell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,394 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 33.
- Where is Connell most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Connell was most common in Illinois, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.