Given name & surname
Constant
“one who is steadfast; firm”
Constant is a variant of Constantine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is steadfast; firm.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Constant is a variant of Constantine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is steadfast; firm.”
Explained through its name family
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 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Constant through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 386
- 360 boys · 26 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 20 in 1918. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 475 as a first name in 2020; 4,037 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.
Constant’s family of names
Constant has a related form in Constantine. Constant is a medieval form of Constans.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Constant
- Constant DjakpaIvorian footballerborn 1986
- Constant TroyonFrench painter (1810-1865)
- Constant PermekeBelgian painter and sculptor (1886-1952)
- Constant von WurzbachAustrian lexicographer (1818–1893)
- Stan OckersBelgian road bicycle racer (1920–1956)
- Constant NieuwenhuysDutch painter (1920-2005)
- Constant Fornerodmember of the Swiss Federal Council (1819–1899)
- Constant JoacimBelgian footballer (1908-1979)
- Constant LestienneFrench tennis playerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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