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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201934peak #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 1934

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedAKMaine: #21 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 81 girlsMEVermont: #46 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 140 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #24 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 82 girlsNHWashington: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 915 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedIDMontana: #123 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 509 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #134 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 565 girlsNDMinnesota: #109 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 500 girlsMNIllinois: #93 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 442 girlsILWisconsin: #110 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 599 girlsWIMichigan: #86 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 373 girlsMINew York: #72 for girls · 268 births · 1 in 309 girlsNYMassachusetts: #38 for girls · 206 births · 1 in 135 girlsMARhode Island: #28 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 92 girlsRIOregon: #137 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 628 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #109 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 433 girlsSDIowa: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsIAIndiana: #121 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 623 girlsINOhio: #101 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 459 girlsOHPennsylvania: #71 for girls · 264 births · 1 in 269 girlsPANew Jersey: #53 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 206 girlsNJConnecticut: #58 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 205 girlsCTCalifornia: #133 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 658 girlsCAUtah: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 881 girlsUTColorado: #245 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,580 girlsCONebraska: #153 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 853 girlsNEMissouri: #167 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 932 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #149 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 732 girlsWVVirginia: #114 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 489 girlsVAMaryland: #57 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 240 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: #176 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsKSArkansas: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,085 girlsARTennessee: #353 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,346 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #237 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #266 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #46 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 180 girlsDCOklahoma: #421 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,763 girlsOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,481 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedMSAlabama: #336 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsALGeorgia: #233 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,515 girlsGAHawaii: #96 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 332 girlsHITexas: #433 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,010 girlsTXFlorida: #149 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 614 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maine#21 · 1 in 81
  2. New Hampshire#24 · 1 in 82
  3. Rhode Island#28 · 1 in 92
  4. Massachusetts#38 · 1 in 135
  5. Vermont#46 · 1 in 140

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maine#21781 in 81
New Hampshire#24361 in 82
Rhode Island#28451 in 92
Massachusetts#382061 in 135
District of Columbia#46221 in 180
Vermont#46171 in 140
New Jersey#531151 in 206
Maryland#57481 in 240
Connecticut#58451 in 205
Pennsylvania#712641 in 269
New York#722681 in 309
Michigan#86981 in 373
Illinois#931121 in 442
Hawaii#9691 in 332
Ohio#101981 in 459
Minnesota#109381 in 500
South Dakota#109121 in 433
Wisconsin#110371 in 599
Virginia#114471 in 489
Indiana#121361 in 623
Montana#12371 in 509
California#133521 in 658
North Dakota#134101 in 565
Oregon#13781 in 628
Florida#149191 in 614
West Virginia#149251 in 732
Nebraska#153121 in 853
Iowa#167171 in 1,064
Missouri#167291 in 932
Washington#167101 in 915
Kansas#176131 in 1,014
Utah#18751 in 881
Georgia#233201 in 1,515
North Carolina#237231 in 1,585
Colorado#24551 in 1,580
South Carolina#266111 in 1,890
Louisiana#271141 in 1,481
Arkansas#31891 in 2,085
Alabama#336101 in 2,934
Tennessee#35381 in 3,346
Oklahoma#42161 in 3,763
Texas#433191 in 3,010
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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 1934

girls
#117
1,975 births · 1 in 529 girls
boys
#2,393
10 births · 1 in 103,260 boys

Top girls' names in 1934

  1. #1Mary56,929
  2. #2Betty31,089
  3. #3Barbara29,239
  4. #4Shirley22,841
  5. #5Dorothy21,281
  6. #6Patricia20,844
  7. #7Joan19,465
  8. #8Margaret15,144
  9. #9Helen14,100
  10. #10Nancy13,520
  11. #117Constance1,975

Top boys' names in 1934

  1. #1Robert55,843
  2. #2James54,270
  3. #3John46,743
  4. #4William40,175
  5. #5Richard33,167
  6. #6Donald30,408
  7. #7Charles29,790
  8. #8George18,500
  9. #9Thomas17,373
  10. #10Joseph17,111
  11. #2,393Constance10
More about 1934

girls

1,044,225 girls got a published name in 1934; 1 in 529 of them was named Constance, which outranked 97.6% of the 4,973 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Constance
  1. #114Maxine2,018
  2. #115Maria1,990
  3. #116Lillie1,977
  4. #117Constance1,975
  5. #118Ida1,972
  6. #119Sue1,933
  7. #120Agnes1,932
Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 571Luann#1,442 → #871
  2. ↑ 469Alison#1,442 → #973
  3. ↑ 439Golda#1,364 → #925
  4. ↑ 350Ronald#1,244 → #894
  5. ↑ 346Gale#1,102 → #756
Fallers
  1. ↓ 685Nira#463 → #1,148
  2. ↓ 342Vina#782 → #1,124
  3. ↓ 316Zita#947 → #1,263
  4. ↓ 299Myrtie#834 → #1,133
  5. ↓ 278Theola#985 → #1,263

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

boys

1,032,596 boys got a published name in 1934; 1 in 103,260 of them was named Constance, which outranked 43.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Constance
  1. #2,266Yoshio11
  2. #2,266Yukio11
  3. #2,266Zachary11
  4. #2,393Constance10
  5. #2,393Abbott10
  6. #2,393Addie10
  7. #2,393Alger10
  8. #2,563Abelino9
  9. #2,563Abie9
  10. #2,563Acey9

Tied with 169 names at #2,393; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1933
Risers
  1. ↑ 746Lanny#1,361 → #615
  2. ↑ 630Kerry#1,586 → #956
  3. ↑ 620Marland#1,456 → #836
  4. ↑ 404Kirk#1,202 → #798
  5. ↑ 350Valentin#1,281 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 730Neville#995 → #1,725
  2. ↓ 616Garner#770 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 520Vivian#905 → #1,425
  4. ↓ 488Finis#869 → #1,357
  5. ↓ 464Malcom#961 → #1,425

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

See the top 100 for 1934 →