girl's name
Constance
kon-STAHNS
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 175,495
France
#72
2025 births
Constance is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "steadfastness," one of the abstract virtue names the early Church favored. It ranks seventy-second in France and 370th in England and Wales, and is holding steady in both.
- Constance is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in 1950, when 4,451 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 23,348 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Constance over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 |
| 1890s | 706 |
| 1900s | 1,538 |
| 1910s | 6,453 |
| 1920s | 15,635 |
| 1930s | 19,996 |
| 1940s | 30,007 |
| 1950s | 33,599 |
| 1960s | 14,704 |
| 1970s | 4,846 |
| 1980s | 5,747 |
| 1990s | 2,892 |
| 2000s | 1,868 |
| 2010s | 1,354 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 759 |
What Constance means
Constance means steadfastness, or constancy. It is the abstract noun rather than a description of a person, from the Latin constantia, and belongs with Patience, Prudence and Faith rather than with names built from物 objects or places.
Where Constance comes from
Constance descends from the Latin constantia, steadfastness, and is the feminine counterpart of Constantius and Constantine, from constans, standing firm. It was borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror and by Constance of Sicily, the twelfth-century queen whose marriage brought the island under Hohenstaufen rule. The city of Konstanz on the lake, and the Council held there in 1414 which ended the Papal Schism, take their name from the same family of Roman emperors. In English the name belongs to the Puritan tradition of virtue naming, though it predates it by a thousand years, and Constance Lloyd, the wife of Oscar Wilde, is among its better-known bearers.
Constance in use
Constance ranks seventy-second in France with about 660 births in 2025 and 370th in England and Wales, so it is one of the more evenly used names in the French list. Our records carry it from 1880 and show an American peak in 1950 with more than four thousand births. With over 174,000 births on record it is a substantial name whose current French and British figures sit closer together than most.
How popular is Constance?
In 2025, Constance was given to 142 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Constance is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Constance
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Constance also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Constance over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
4 nicknames for Constance
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Constance in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Constance
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Constance — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Constance
What does the name Constance mean?
Constance means "steadfastness," from the Latin constantia.
Is Constance a virtue name?
Yes, one of the oldest. It predates the Puritan virtue names by around a thousand years.
Is Constance related to Constantine?
Yes. Both come from the Latin constans, standing firm.
How popular is Constance?
Seventy-second in France and 370th in England and Wales.
Is Constance a girl's or a boy's name?
Constance is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Constance?
Constance has 2 syllables.
What are the nicknames for Constance?
Constance is usually shortened to Connie, Con, Coco and Tansy.
Is Constance a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Constance currently ranks #72 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.