Constance

#1,500 for girls in 2025, 142 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1949 · 4,327 births
Debut · girls
15 births
In top 100 · girls
9 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
139,975
since 1880

Constance over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #83, 1949girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,500142—
2024#1,630127—
2023#1,656125—
2022#1,731120—
2021#1,830110—
2020#1,559135—
2019#1,898105—
2018#1,685123—
2017#1,591137—
2016#1,496152—
2015#1,540144—
2014#1,602134—
2013#1,900105—
2012#1,396165—
2011#1,577138—
2010#1,489151—
2009#1,374173—
2008#1,286193—
2007#1,292189—
2006#1,173207—
2005#1,227185—
2004#1,127202—
2003#1,177183—
2002#1,129184—
2001#1,225165—
2000#1,098187—
1999#1,000205—
1998#936220—
1997#911220—
1996#840237—
1995#746273—
1994#836240—
1993#700306—
1992#655341—
1991#600375—
1990#506475—
1989#483488#7,9055
1988#445509#5,7517
1987#403564—
1986#383604—
1985#421522—
1984#389564—
1983#354639—
1982#312780—
1981#333715—
1980#538350—
1979#544344—
1978#517360—
1977#497383—
1976#511347—
1975#449436—
1974#427457#5,2275
1973#402495—
1972#381562—
1971#365652—
1970#327805—
1969#306873—
1968#2621,033—
1967#2351,233—
1966#2101,467#2,7849
1965#1861,836#2,9828
1964#2201,548#4,0395
1963#2151,583#3,6466
1962#2101,650—
1961#2041,706#3,3567
1960#2011,731#2,8719
1959#1931,842#3,2907
1958#1832,000—
1957#1542,418#3,9935
1956#1412,816#3,9425
1955#1183,662#3,2017
1954#1113,836#3,4526
1953#954,030#2,9058
1952#924,117#2,07314
1951#864,367#2,8448
1950#854,441#2,43810
1949#834,327#2,6069
1948#933,811#2,44310
1947#1003,894#2,07614
1946#1003,419#2,9197
1945#1092,601—
1944#1042,634#2,30910
1943#1092,554#2,7328
1942#1162,358#1,86715
1941#1142,275#1,99713
1940#1242,039#2,4789
1939#1232,009#1,87914
1938#1172,161#3,1756
1937#1182,029#2,6808
1936#1331,697#3,1476
1935#1251,804#1,83715
1934#1171,975#2,39310
1933#1052,193#2,21411
1932#992,492#1,84816
1931#1182,073#3,0957
1930#1471,463#3,2897
1929#1591,326#2,19913
1928#1621,319#3,6976
1927#1551,521#2,9129
1926#1461,669#2,56611
1925#1521,654—
1924#1541,655#3,5057
1923#1501,687#4,2395
1922#1491,676#3,2528
1921#1491,686—
1920#1651,377#3,8156
1919#1821,078#3,3917
1918#198971#3,7286
1917#207845—
1916#213811#2,54310
1915#220728#3,8255
1914#211600—
1913#225458—
1912#233375—
1911#228298—
1910#238261—
1909#247206—
1908#230214—
1907#241194—
1906#253167—
1905#255163—
1904#280127—
1903#256144—
1902#290117—
1901#30994—
1900#316112—
1899#281106—
1898#34382—
1897#32082—
1896#33775—
1895#30590—
1894#35162—
1893#35060—
1892#33860—
1891#37744—
1890#37345—
1889#35346—
1888#36643—
1887#35437—
1886#35636—
1885#36531—
1884#36829—
1883#46517—
1882#37722—
1881#44714—
1880#43515—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Constance was already there! It came in at #435, and was given to 15 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.

Where Constance is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedAKMaine: #50 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 168 girlsMEVermont: #62 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 206 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #43 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 151 girlsNHWashington: #127 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 618 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedIDMontana: #103 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 373 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #120 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 586 girlsMNIllinois: #116 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 555 girlsILWisconsin: #119 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 630 girlsWIMichigan: #110 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 537 girlsMINew York: #98 for girls · 250 births · 1 in 406 girlsNYMassachusetts: #51 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 212 girlsMARhode Island: #43 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 159 girlsRIOregon: #109 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 444 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #135 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 634 girlsSDIowa: #164 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 955 girlsIAIndiana: #154 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 911 girlsINOhio: #146 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 804 girlsOHPennsylvania: #144 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 912 girlsPANew Jersey: #83 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 311 girlsNJConnecticut: #75 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 292 girlsCTCalifornia: #122 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 512 girlsCAUtah: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsUTColorado: #197 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsCONebraska: #184 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsNEMissouri: #173 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 946 girlsMOKentucky: #432 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,531 girlsKYWest Virginia: #314 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,395 girlsWVVirginia: #153 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 801 girlsVAMaryland: #157 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 960 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNMKansas: #179 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsKSArkansas: #284 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsARTennessee: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,981 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #276 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,299 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #270 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,059 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #71 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 279 girlsDCOklahoma: #269 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsOKLouisiana: #311 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,029 girlsLAMississippi: #290 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,901 girlsMSAlabama: #389 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,615 girlsALGeorgia: #270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsGAHawaii: #157 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 523 girlsHITexas: #370 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsTXFlorida: #192 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 889 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#43 · 1 in 151
  2. Rhode Island#43 · 1 in 159
  3. Maine#50 · 1 in 168
  4. Massachusetts#51 · 1 in 212
  5. Vermont#62 · 1 in 206

Best ever in a state: #12 in Rhode Island, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#43251 in 151
Rhode Island#43371 in 159
Maine#50431 in 168
Massachusetts#511771 in 212
Vermont#62131 in 206
District of Columbia#71141 in 279
Connecticut#75451 in 292
New Jersey#831031 in 311
New York#982501 in 406
Montana#103111 in 373
Oregon#109141 in 444
Michigan#110761 in 537
Illinois#1161121 in 555
Wisconsin#119401 in 630
Minnesota#120391 in 586
California#122741 in 512
Washington#127161 in 618
South Dakota#135101 in 634
Pennsylvania#1441091 in 912
Ohio#146721 in 804
Virginia#153361 in 801
Indiana#154311 in 911
Hawaii#15771 in 523
Maryland#157151 in 960
Iowa#164231 in 955
Missouri#173341 in 946
Kansas#179161 in 1,037
Nebraska#184111 in 1,129
Florida#192151 in 889
Colorado#19791 in 1,023
Utah#21151 in 1,009
Oklahoma#269151 in 1,710
Georgia#270161 in 2,145
South Carolina#270121 in 2,059
North Carolina#276181 in 2,299
Arkansas#284131 in 1,667
Mississippi#290121 in 1,901
Louisiana#311121 in 2,029
West Virginia#31491 in 2,395
Texas#370301 in 2,081
Alabama#38991 in 3,615
Kentucky#43271 in 4,531
Tennessee#45761 in 4,981
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Constance
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 130 spots since 2024 (#1,630 → #1,500)
  • 59 spots since 2020 (#1,559 → #1,500)
  • 40 spots since 2015 (#1,540 → #1,500)
  • Biggest jump: 205 spots in 1981 (#538 → #333)
  • Biggest drop: 136 spots in 1994 (#700 → #836)
Rise & fade · girls
69 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1949 at #83 (4,327 births)
  • Births halved by 1958, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1946–1953
  • Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 386
  • Highest: 1 in 386 girls born in 1950 were named Constance (0.26%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,319 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #83 in 1949, was only 1 in 395 (0.25%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 24.0% of all girls named Constance (33,529) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s290#353 (1889)#389
1890s706#281 (1899)#338
1900s1,538#230 (1908)#268
1910s6,425#182 (1919)#216
1920s15,570#146 (1926)#154
1930s19,896#99 (1932)#120
1940s29,912#83 (1949)#105
1950s33,529#85 (1950)#126
1960s14,660#186 (1965)#225
1970s4,841#327 (1970)#442
1980s5,735#312 (1982)#406
1990s2,892#506 (1990)#773
2000s1,868#1,098 (2000)#1,211
2010s1,354#1,396 (2012)#1,617
2020s759#1,500 (2025)#1,651

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Constance in 1924

girls
#154
1,655 births · 1 in 755 girls
boys
#3,505
7 births · 1 in 161,820 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #154Constance1,655

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #3,505Constance7
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 755 of them was named Constance, which outranked 97.4% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Constance
  1. #151Bette1,736
  2. #152Fannie1,708
  3. #153Verna1,661
  4. #154Constance1,655
  5. #155Cora1,630
  6. #156Mamie1,626
  7. #157Rachel1,600
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 161,820 of them was named Constance, which outranked 29.5% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Constance
  1. #3,260Winnie8
  2. #3,260Wymon8
  3. #3,260Yoshiharu8
  4. #3,505Constance7
  5. #3,505Ac7
  6. #3,505Ada7
  7. #3,505Adams7
  8. #3,867Abdon6
  9. #3,867Abran6
  10. #3,867Abron6

Tied with 361 names at #3,505; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →