Given name & surname
Constantin
“one who is steadfast; firm”
Constantin is a variant of Constantine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is steadfast; firm.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Constantin is a variant of Constantine. One Latin interpretation is “one who is steadfast; firm.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Constantin is a variant of Constantine. An origin associated with Constantine is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Latin Cōnstantīnus, from Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Constantin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 250
- 250 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,077 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,077 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,715 as a first name in 2020; 1,024 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.
Constantin’s family of names
In French usage, Constantin has an affectionate form in Costa. In Romanian usage, Constantin shares an earlier linguistic root with COSTIN. In German usage, Constantin has a related form in Konstantin.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Constantin has relatives in 9 languages.
10 related names in 9 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 23
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Konstantinosequivalent
- Constantinoequivalent
- Kostaequivalent
- Konstantyequivalent
- CostantinoItalian
- Còiseamequivalent
- Constantíequivalent
- Канстанцінequivalent
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- Kostandinequivalent
- Konstantīnsequivalent
- Kanstantsinequivalent
- Костянтинequivalent
- Константинequivalent
- Kostiantynequivalent
- კონსტანტინეequivalent
- ΚωνσταντίνοςGreek
- KonstantynPolish
- Costindoublet · Romanian
- KonstandinAlbanian
- Constantinusequivalent
- Constantijnequivalent
- Konstaequivalent
- Konstadinosdoublet · English
People named Constantin
- Pope Constantinepope700–715
- Constantin BrâncușiRomanian sculptor, photographer and painter (1876-1960)
- Constantin FehrenbachGerman politician (1852-1926)
- Causantín mac CináedaScottish king836–876
- Constantin François Chassebœuf, comte de VolneyFrench philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician (1757-1820)
- Constantin BrâncoveanuPrince of Wallachia1654–1714
- Constantin Dăscălescu52nd Prime Minister of Romania (1982-1989)1923–2003
- Constantin MeunierBelgian painter, sculptor (1831–1905)
- C. L. GlogerGerman zoologist and ornithologist (1803-1863)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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