Given name & surname · also Late Latin
Constance
“one who is steadfast; constant”
Constance is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “one who is steadfast; constant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “one who is steadfast; constant.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Constance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 140,394
- 419 boys · 139,975 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 4,451 babies
- 2025
- 142
- #1,501 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 142 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,501 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 4,441 in 1950. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 89,619 as a first name in 2020; 1,305 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Constance’s family of names
Constance has an affectionate form in Connie. In English usage, Constance shares an earlier linguistic root with Constantia. Constance has a related form in Constanza.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Constance has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
15 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 16
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 19
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Constance
- Constance I of SicilyQueen of Sicily1154–1198
- Constance MarkieviczIrish politician, first woman elected to the Westminster House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann, and first female Cabinet member in Europe1868–1927
- Constance of Castile, Queen of FranceQueen of the Franks from 1154 to 11601136–1160
- Constance WuAmerican actress (born 1982)
- Constance of AustriaQueen consort of Poland and Sweden1588–1631
- Constance II of SicilyQueen of Aragon and titular Queen of Sicily1248–1302
- Constance of ArlesFrankish Queen
- Constance of Aragon, Holy Roman EmpressQueen Consort of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress Consort1179–1222
- Constance of AntiochPrincess of Antioch (1127-1163)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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