Constance

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Constance is a primarily feminine given name in use since the Middle Ages that is derived either from Constantia, a Late Latin name, or from the term meaning steadfast. In medieval England, diminutives of the name included Cust or Cussot.

From Wikipedia

Constance first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1950 with 4,441 babies (rank #85 that year). In 2024 it was given to 125 girls (rank #1,645). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Constance

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Constance yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

140,251

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,441

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Constance

Constance Markieviczrevolutionary · b. 1868
Constance Wufilm actor · b. 1982
Constance of Aragonqueen · b. 1179
Constance of Arlesqueen consort
Constance Bennettfilm actor · b. 1904

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	15	#436
1881	14	#451
1882	22	#378
1883	17	#467
1884	29	#370
1885	31	#366
1886	36	#356
1887	37	#355
1888	43	#367
1889	46	#354
1890	45	#374
1891	44	#377
1892	60	#338
1893	60	#350
1894	62	#351
1895	90	#305
1896	75	#337
1897	82	#321
1898	82	#343
1899	106	#281
1900	112	#317
1901	94	#309
1902	117	#290
1903	144	#257
1904	127	#280
1905	163	#255
1906	167	#253
1907	194	#241
1908	214	#231
1909	206	#247
1910	261	#238
1911	298	#229
1912	375	#233
1913	458	#225
1914	600	#211
1915	728	#220
1916	811	#213
1917	845	#207
1918	971	#198
1919	1,078	#182
1920	1,377	#165
1921	1,686	#149
1922	1,676	#149
1923	1,687	#150
1924	1,655	#154
1925	1,654	#152
1926	1,669	#146
1927	1,521	#155
1928	1,319	#162
1929	1,326	#159
1930	1,463	#147
1931	2,073	#118
1932	2,492	#99
1933	2,193	#105
1934	1,975	#117
1935	1,804	#125
1936	1,697	#133
1937	2,029	#118
1938	2,161	#117
1939	2,009	#123
1940	2,039	#124
1941	2,275	#114
1942	2,357	#116
1943	2,554	#109
1944	2,634	#104
1945	2,601	#109
1946	3,419	#100
1947	3,894	#100
1948	3,812	#93
1949	4,327	#83
1950	4,441	#85
1951	4,367	#86
1952	4,116	#92
1953	4,030	#95
1954	3,836	#111
1955	3,662	#118
1956	2,816	#141
1957	2,418	#154
1958	2,000	#183
1959	1,842	#193
1960	1,732	#201
1961	1,705	#204
1962	1,649	#210
1963	1,583	#215
1964	1,548	#219
1965	1,836	#186
1966	1,467	#210
1967	1,233	#235
1968	1,033	#262
1969	873	#306
1970	805	#327
1971	652	#365
1972	563	#381
1973	494	#404
1974	457	#427
1975	436	#449
1976	348	#511
1977	383	#497
1978	360	#517
1979	345	#543
1980	350	#538
1981	715	#333
1982	780	#312
1983	639	#354
1984	564	#389
1985	522	#421
1986	604	#384
1987	564	#403
1988	509	#445
1989	488	#484
1990	475	#506
1991	375	#600
1992	342	#654
1993	306	#700
1994	240	#836
1995	273	#747
1996	237	#841
1997	220	#912
1998	220	#939
1999	205	#1,000
2000	187	#1,099
2001	165	#1,226
2002	184	#1,130
2003	183	#1,179
2004	202	#1,130
2005	185	#1,230
2006	207	#1,173
2007	189	#1,293
2008	193	#1,288
2009	173	#1,376
2010	151	#1,490
2011	138	#1,577
2012	165	#1,398
2013	105	#1,909
2014	134	#1,607
2015	144	#1,540
2016	152	#1,499
2017	137	#1,594
2018	123	#1,686
2019	105	#1,899
2020	135	#1,562
2021	110	#1,832
2022	120	#1,732
2023	125	#1,656
2024	125	#1,645