Conn

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Connie in US United States, GB United Kingdom, CA Canada and 23 more and Conny in LA Laos.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Conn is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Russian surname972 records spelled Conn12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Slovakia, United States, Russia, Poland

  Languages: Russian, Slovak, Polish

  Also written Конн, Konn, Connes

• Chinese surname516 records spelled Conn2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Finland

  Also written Con-N

• Vietnamese surname515 records spelled Conn3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Con-N, Con'N

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Conn is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Irish, 'High'; name of legendary Conn of the Hundred Battles.

  as a name·Irish first names

• ‘high’. Conn of the Hundred Battles was a legendary Irish monarch. His historicity is doubtful, but he has managed to gain an entry in the Dictionary of National Biography. The name Conn is in use in Ireland in modern times. See also Constantine.

  as a name·Irish first names

• g Irish Gaelic name meaning ‘chief’. It is now also used as a short form of Connor and of various non-Irish names beginning with the syllable Con-. : Connie ° Pet form of Constance.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the."

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• Connell, Connolly, Connor, and Conroy. Cogns.: It.: Co(n)stanti; Costanzo, Costanzi, Tanzi, Tansi (aphetic forms). Dims.: Prov.: Constensoux, Coutanceau, Tanzilli, Tanzillo, Tanzini, Tansini. Coutanson. It.: Aug.: It.: Tanzoni. Patrs.: It.: De Costanzo, Di Costanzo.

  as a name·A dictionary of surnames

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

GB NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) — 25 years between 1997–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Charles G. Connb. 1844USAmerican entrepreneur, band instrument manufacturer, and U.S. Representative from Indiana (1844-1931)
• Herbert William Connb. 1859USAmerican bacteriologist and educator (1859-1917)
• Jerome W. Connb. 1907USAmerican endocrinologist (1907-1994)
• Billy Connb. 1917USAmerican boxer (1917–1993)
• Didi Connb. 1951USAmerican actress (born 1951)
• Alfie Conn, Jr.b. 1952GBScottish footballer (born 1952)
• Nicole Connb. 1959USAmerican film director (born 1959)
• Michelle Connb. 1963CACanadian field hockey player
• Terri Connb. 1975USactress
• Shelley Connb. 1976GBBritish actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 75 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Conn?

We estimate roughly 229 thousand people bear Conn (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Conn have the most bearers?

We estimate about 207 thousand people bear Conn in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled connie.

Where is Conn most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Conn is densest in Sweden — about 1 in 749 people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is Conn compared with other names?

In the United States, Conn is the 210th most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

What does the name Conn mean?

Recorded meaning: shortened form of an Irish Gaelic personal name behind Connell, Connolly, Connor and Conroy.