Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1955

Connie

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #3,075 Trend ↓ Falling 22%

A diminutive of the female given name Constance or, rarely, of Concepción.

Rank 2025
#3,075
among girls · ↑55 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
53
named Connie · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 30,326
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1955
10,112 babies
All-time total
273,740
#150 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Connie popularity over time

273,740 babies have been named Connie since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.883.755.637.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 174 80 254 25 – #447
1890s 421 118 539 54 +112% #403
1900s 828 168 996 100 +85% #316
1910s 3,011 649 3,660 366 +267% #301
1920s 6,230 872 7,102 710 +94% #237
1930s 15,653 1,302 16,955 1,696 +139% #110
1940s 56,604 1,601 58,205 5,821 +243% #43
1950s 88,799 1,189 89,988 8,999 +55% #35
1960s 65,289 571 65,860 6,586 -27% #47
1970s 17,961 236 18,197 1,820 -72% #116
1980s 6,106 121 6,227 623 -66% #299
1990s 3,325 45 3,370 337 -46% #484
2000s 1,332 – 1,332 133 -60% #1,151
2010s 751 5 756 76 -43% #2,047
2020s (to 2025) 299 – 299 50 -34% #2,981

Where Connie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 51 0.03 outside top 500
2027 49 0.03 outside top 500
2028 48 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 46 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Connie

Connie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,075 in 2025 with 53 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 273,740 American babies have been named Connie. Its peak came in 1955, when 10,112 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Connie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Connie?

The median living Connie is about 67 years old; half are between 61 and 74. An estimated 206 thousand people named Connie are alive in the United States today.

median 67 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Connie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 53 #3,075 – –
2024 51 #3,130 – –
2023 39 #3,853 – –
2022 48 #3,327 – –
2021 54 #3,043 – –
2020 54 #2,981 – –
2019 61 #2,760 – –
2018 74 #2,420 – –
2017 56 #2,937 – –
2016 74 #2,466 – –
2015 82 #2,282 – –
2014 73 #2,478 – –
2013 69 #2,576 – –
2012 94 #2,047 – –
2011 78 #2,376 5 #12,644
2010 90 #2,174 – –
2009 100 #2,046 – –
2008 94 #2,139 – –
2007 109 #1,898 – –
2006 102 #1,964 – –
2005 129 #1,581 – –
2004 137 #1,472 – –
2003 155 #1,325 – –
2002 149 #1,310 – –
2001 181 #1,153 – –
2000 176 #1,151 – –
1995 301 #700 12 #4,847
1990 505 #484 – –
1985 567 #398 10 #4,102
1980 836 #299 16 #2,852
1975 1,407 #184 20 #2,220
1970 3,326 #116 32 #1,497
1965 6,155 #61 52 #1,021
1960 8,881 #47 101 #762
1955 9,975 #35 137 #634
1950 8,145 #44 136 #583
1945 5,337 #47 159 #471
1940 2,795 #88 159 #459
1935 1,535 #140 135 #491
1930 782 #219 132 #521
1925 672 #256 79 #732
1920 494 #292 95 #650
1915 336 #329 79 #653
1910 129 #350 22 #626
1905 74 #391 15 #620
1900 59 #432 20 #535
1895 40 #459 16 #508
1890 37 #416 9 #677
1885 22 #447 7 #779
1880 12 #497 7 #762

Famous people named Connie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Connie Britton Connie Britton American actress (born 1967) Contemporary
  2. 2 Connie Nielsen Connie Nielsen Danish actress (born 1965) Contemporary
  3. 3 Connie Francis Connie Francis American singer and actress (1937–2025) b. 1938 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Connie Booth Connie Booth American writer and actress (born 1940) b. 1944 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Connie Stevens Connie Stevens American actress and singer (born 1938) Contemporary
  6. 6 Connie Sellecca Connie Sellecca American actress (b. 1955) Contemporary
  7. 7 Connie Hawkins Connie Hawkins American basketball player (1942–2017) Contemporary
  8. 8 Connie Talbot Connie Talbot British singer (born 2000) Contemporary
  9. 9 Connie Willis Connie Willis American science fiction writer b. 1945 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Connie Sawyer Connie Sawyer American actress (1912–2018) Contemporary
  11. 11 Connie Carpenter-Phinney Connie Carpenter-Phinney American cyclist and speed skater b. 1957 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Connie Hedegaard Connie Hedegaard Danish politician (born 1960) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Connie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Connie?

The median living Connie is about 67 years old. Half of all living Connies are between 61 and 74 years old.

How many people named Connie are alive today?

An estimated 206 thousand people named Connie are alive in the United States, based on 273,740 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Connie mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Constance or, rarely, of Concepción.

How popular is the name Connie in 2025?

Connie ranked #3,075 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 53 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Connie?

273,740 babies have been named Connie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Connie most popular?

Connie peaked in 1955, when 10,112 newborns received the name.

Is Connie a boy or girl name?

Connie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Connie rising or falling?

Connie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Connie become more popular?

Connie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 46 girls named Connie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Connie?

Well-known people named Connie include Connie Britton (actor), Connie Nielsen (actor), Connie Francis (singer).

Names like Connie

Names that sound and feel close to Connie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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