UK boy's name
Connaire
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1999. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Connaire is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Connaire popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1999 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2943, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 10 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1996 to 1999. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 57 living people in the UK are called Connaire. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2000 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Connaire ranked #2943 for boys in England and Wales in 1999, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 10 boys were registered as Connaire.
- • Connaire ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #380 in 1995.
- • About 57 living people in the UK are estimated to have Connaire as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#2943
1999
Births in 1999
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
10 births
Estimated living
57
2026
Popularity
Connaire over time
The chart below shows babies named Connaire registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 1999. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Connaire, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 1999, compared with 10 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Connaire by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Connaire was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #2346 | 16 | 3 |
Geography
Where Connaire is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Connaire. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Connaire ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #380 in 1995.
Across the UK
Connaire in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#380 in 1995
4 years of NRS records, 17 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#404 in 2024
8 years of NISRA records, 25 total registered
Related
Names similar to Connaire
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Connaire: questions and answers
How popular is the name Connaire in the UK right now?
In 1999, Connaire was ranked #2943 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Connaire most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 10 babies registered as Connaire in England and Wales.
How many people are called Connaire in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Connaire across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 17 more in Scotland and 25 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Connaire most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Connaire ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #380 in 1995. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.