girls' name ★ peaked 1950

Constance

Meaning Derived from Latin Cōnstantia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,501 Trend ↑ Rising 11%

Derived from Latin Cōnstantia.

Rank 2025
#1,501
among girls · ↑130 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
142
named Constance · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,319
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1950
4,451 babies
All-time total
140,394
#290 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Constance popularity over time

140,394 babies have been named Constance 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
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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 290 – 290 29 – #354
1890s 706 – 706 71 +143% #281
1900s 1,538 – 1,538 154 +118% #231
1910s 6,425 28 6,453 645 +320% #182
1920s 15,570 65 15,635 1,564 +142% #146
1930s 19,896 100 19,996 2,000 +28% #99
1940s 29,912 95 30,007 3,001 +50% #83
1950s 33,529 70 33,599 3,360 +12% #85
1960s 14,660 44 14,704 1,470 -56% #186
1970s 4,841 5 4,846 485 -67% #327
1980s 5,735 12 5,747 575 +19% #312
1990s 2,892 – 2,892 289 -50% #506
2000s 1,868 – 1,868 187 -35% #1,099
2010s 1,354 – 1,354 135 -28% #1,398
2020s (to 2025) 759 – 759 127 -7% #1,501

Where Constance 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 146 0.09 outside top 500
2027 149 0.09 outside top 500
2028 151 0.09 outside top 500
2029 153 0.10 outside top 500
2030 155 0.10 outside top 500

Where Constance is most popular

Girls named Constance per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in Indiana, New York, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Constance born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Indiana 15 0.107 +39%
New York 35 0.088 +15%
California 69 0.082 +7%
Washington 11 0.076 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 ≈ national
Georgia 17 0.075 ≈ national
Texas 51 0.063 -18%
Michigan 11 0.060 -21%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -24%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 -24%
Illinois 12 0.052 -32%
Ohio 12 0.051 -34%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -40%
Tennessee 7 0.044 -43%
Florida 15 0.035 -54%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Constance

Constance is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,501 in 2025 with 142 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 140,394 American babies have been named Constance. Its peak came in 1950, when 4,451 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 Constance stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Constance?

The median living Constance is about 71 years old; half are between 59 and 77. An estimated 83 thousand people named Constance are alive in the United States today.

median 71 020406080100

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

Constance 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 142 #1,501 – –
2024 127 #1,631 – –
2023 125 #1,657 – –
2022 120 #1,734 – –
2021 110 #1,832 – –
2020 135 #1,562 – –
2019 105 #1,900 – –
2018 123 #1,687 – –
2017 137 #1,594 – –
2016 152 #1,499 – –
2015 144 #1,540 – –
2014 134 #1,607 – –
2013 105 #1,909 – –
2012 165 #1,398 – –
2011 138 #1,578 – –
2010 151 #1,490 – –
2009 173 #1,376 – –
2008 193 #1,288 – –
2007 189 #1,293 – –
2006 207 #1,173 – –
2005 185 #1,230 – –
2004 202 #1,130 – –
2003 183 #1,179 – –
2002 184 #1,130 – –
2001 165 #1,226 – –
2000 187 #1,099 – –
1995 273 #747 – –
1990 475 #506 – –
1985 522 #421 – –
1980 350 #538 – –
1975 436 #449 – –
1970 805 #327 – –
1965 1,836 #186 8 #3,029
1960 1,731 #201 9 #2,909
1955 3,662 #118 7 #3,253
1950 4,441 #85 10 #2,465
1945 2,601 #109 – –
1940 2,039 #124 9 #2,512
1935 1,804 #125 15 #1,851
1930 1,463 #147 7 #3,352
1925 1,654 #152 – –
1920 1,377 #165 6 #3,915
1915 728 #220 5 #3,943
1910 261 #238 – –
1905 163 #255 – –
1900 112 #317 – –
1895 90 #305 – –
1890 45 #374 – –
1885 31 #366 – –
1880 15 #436 – –

Famous people named Constance

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

  1. 1 Constance Zimmer Constance Zimmer American actress (born 1970) Contemporary
  2. 2 Constance Wu Constance Wu American actress (born 1982) Contemporary
  3. 3 Constance Towers Constance Towers American actress (born 1933) Contemporary
  4. 4 Constance Markievicz Constance Markievicz Irish revolutionary and suffragist (1868–1927) 19th century
  5. 5 Constance Bennett Constance Bennett American actress and producer (1904–1965) Contemporary
  6. 6 Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster Castilian-born English noblewoman (1354–1394) Medieval
  7. 7 Constance of Antioch Princess of Antioch from 1130 to 1163 1127–1163 · Medieval
  8. 8 Constance Cummings Constance Cummings American-British actress (1910–2005) Contemporary
  9. 9 Constance Talmadge Constance Talmadge American actress (1898–1973) 19th century
  10. 10 Constance, Duchess of Brittany Duchess of Brittany from 1166 to 1201 1161–1201 · Medieval
  11. 11 Constance of Arles Constance of Arles Queen of the Franks from 1003 to 1031 974–1032 · Medieval
  12. 12 Constance of Austria Constance of Austria Queen of Poland from 1605 to 1631 1588–1631 · 16th century
  13. 13 Constance of Castile Topics referred to by the same term 1136–1160 · Medieval
  14. 14 Constance of France, Princess of Antioch Constance of France, Princess of Antioch Princess of Antioch from 1106 to 1111 1078–1126 · Medieval
  15. 15 Constance Jablonski Constance Jablonski French model (born 1991) Contemporary
  16. 16 Constance of Portugal Queen of Castile and León from 1302 to 1312 1290–1313 · Medieval
  17. 17 Constance of Burgundy Constance of Burgundy Queen of León and Castile from 1079 to 1093 1046–1093 · Medieval
  18. 18 Constance of Hungary Constance of Hungary Queen of Bohemia from 1199 to 1230 1180–1240 · Medieval
  19. 19 Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon Queen of Sicily from 1282 to 1285 1249–1302 · Medieval
  20. 20 Constance of Aragon, Queen of Sicily Queen consort of Sicily from 1361 to 1363 1343–1363 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Constance?

The median living Constance is about 71 years old. Half of all living Constances are between 59 and 77 years old.

How many people named Constance are alive today?

An estimated 83 thousand people named Constance are alive in the United States, based on 140,394 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Constance mean?

Derived from Latin Cōnstantia.

How popular is the name Constance in 2025?

Constance ranked #1,501 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 142 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Constance?

140,394 babies have been named Constance in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Constance most popular?

Constance peaked in 1950, when 4,451 newborns received the name.

Is Constance a boy or girl name?

Constance is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Constance rising or falling?

Constance has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Constance become more popular?

Constance is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 155 girls named Constance 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 Constance?

Well-known people named Constance include Constance Zimmer (actor), Constance Wu (actor), Constance Towers (actor).

Names like Constance

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