Constance
Constance was the 1501st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 83rd; the most babies were born in 1950 (4,441). Over the last ten years it has moved up 39 places. More babies were named Constance in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning constancy, steadfastness · Latin, French
Say it KAHN-stunss /ˈkɑnstəns/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,501 girls, up 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 142girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19504,441 babies
- Total since 1880
- 140,394babies recorded
What does the name Constance mean?
Constance comes from Latin constantia 'constancy, steadfastness', as DMNES and Wiktionary note. DMNES notes that it was the name of a 4th-century saint, a daughter of Emperor Constantine, and that it came to England with the Norman Conquest. It became a Puritan virtue name and was popular again in the early 20th century.
cōnstantia (Latin, “constancy, steadfastness”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Connie, Constantine, Constanza, Constantia.
See also: Latin names, virtue names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Constance', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Constance', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Nicknames for Constance
The usual nicknames for Constance are Connie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Constance in the last five years, 39 were named Connie, against 82 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie · also for Conrad, Cornelius | Traditional | #3,075 | 245 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Constances go by each one.
Constance popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 419 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,501 | 142 |
| 2020 | #1,562 | 135 |
| 2010 | #1,490 | 151 |
| 2000 | #1,099 | 187 |
| 1990 | #506 | 475 |
| 1980 | #538 | 350 |
| 1970 | #327 | 805 |
| 1960 | #201 | 1,731 |
| 1950 | #85 | 4,441 |
| 1940 | #124 | 2,039 |
| 1930 | #147 | 1,463 |
| 1920 | #165 | 1,377 |
| 1910 | #238 | 261 |
| 1900 | #317 | 112 |
| 1890 | #374 | 45 |
| 1880 | #436 | 15 |
How popular is Constance, counting every spelling?
Constance is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,340 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,501 for Constance on its own. Together these spellings went to 149 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constance | 142 | #1,501 | 624 |
| Konstance | 7 | #12,581 | 34 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Constance?
142 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Constance (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Constance born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 59 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Constance.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Constance?
About 77,500 people born in the US named Constance are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 59 and 77. That makes Constance a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Constance by state
How common Constance was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Constance: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Constance, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Constance · Sibling names for Constance
Questions about the name Constance
What does Constance mean?
Constance means “constancy, steadfastness” (Latin, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Constance?
Constance was the 1501st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 142 babies. Its best year was 1949, when it ranked 83rd; the most babies were born in 1950 (4,441). Over the last ten years it has moved up 39 places. More babies were named Constance in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Constance a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Constance in the US.
Where is Constance most popular?
In 2021–2025, Constance was most common in Indiana (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.