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
- Peak · girls
- 1949 · 4,327 births
- Debut · girls
- 15 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 139,975since 1880
Constance over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,500 | 142 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,630 | 127 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,656 | 125 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,731 | 120 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,830 | 110 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,559 | 135 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,898 | 105 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,685 | 123 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,591 | 137 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,496 | 152 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,540 | 144 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,602 | 134 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,900 | 105 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,396 | 165 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,577 | 138 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,489 | 151 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,374 | 173 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,286 | 193 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,292 | 189 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,173 | 207 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,227 | 185 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,127 | 202 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,177 | 183 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,129 | 184 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,225 | 165 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,098 | 187 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,000 | 205 | — | |
| 1998 | #936 | 220 | — | |
| 1997 | #911 | 220 | — | |
| 1996 | #840 | 237 | — | |
| 1995 | #746 | 273 | — | |
| 1994 | #836 | 240 | — | |
| 1993 | #700 | 306 | — | |
| 1992 | #655 | 341 | — | |
| 1991 | #600 | 375 | — | |
| 1990 | #506 | 475 | — | |
| 1989 | #483 | 488 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #445 | 509 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #403 | 564 | — | |
| 1986 | #383 | 604 | — | |
| 1985 | #421 | 522 | — | |
| 1984 | #389 | 564 | — | |
| 1983 | #354 | 639 | — | |
| 1982 | #312 | 780 | — | |
| 1981 | #333 | 715 | — | |
| 1980 | #538 | 350 | — | |
| 1979 | #544 | 344 | — | |
| 1978 | #517 | 360 | — | |
| 1977 | #497 | 383 | — | |
| 1976 | #511 | 347 | — | |
| 1975 | #449 | 436 | — | |
| 1974 | #427 | 457 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #402 | 495 | — | |
| 1972 | #381 | 562 | — | |
| 1971 | #365 | 652 | — | |
| 1970 | #327 | 805 | — | |
| 1969 | #306 | 873 | — | |
| 1968 | #262 | 1,033 | — | |
| 1967 | #235 | 1,233 | — | |
| 1966 | #210 | 1,467 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #186 | 1,836 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #220 | 1,548 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #215 | 1,583 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #210 | 1,650 | — | |
| 1961 | #204 | 1,706 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #201 | 1,731 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #193 | 1,842 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #183 | 2,000 | — | |
| 1957 | #154 | 2,418 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #141 | 2,816 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #118 | 3,662 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #111 | 3,836 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #95 | 4,030 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #92 | 4,117 | #2,073 | 14 |
| 1951 | #86 | 4,367 | #2,844 | 8 |
| 1950 | #85 | 4,441 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #83 | 4,327 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #93 | 3,811 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #100 | 3,894 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #100 | 3,419 | #2,919 | 7 |
| 1945 | #109 | 2,601 | — | |
| 1944 | #104 | 2,634 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #109 | 2,554 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #116 | 2,358 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #114 | 2,275 | #1,997 | 13 |
| 1940 | #124 | 2,039 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #123 | 2,009 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #117 | 2,161 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #118 | 2,029 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #133 | 1,697 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #125 | 1,804 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #117 | 1,975 | #2,393 | 10 |
| 1933 | #105 | 2,193 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #99 | 2,492 | #1,848 | 16 |
| 1931 | #118 | 2,073 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #147 | 1,463 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #159 | 1,326 | #2,199 | 13 |
| 1928 | #162 | 1,319 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #155 | 1,521 | #2,912 | 9 |
| 1926 | #146 | 1,669 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #152 | 1,654 | — | |
| 1924 | #154 | 1,655 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #150 | 1,687 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #149 | 1,676 | #3,252 | 8 |
| 1921 | #149 | 1,686 | — | |
| 1920 | #165 | 1,377 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #182 | 1,078 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #198 | 971 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #207 | 845 | — | |
| 1916 | #213 | 811 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #220 | 728 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #211 | 600 | — | |
| 1913 | #225 | 458 | — | |
| 1912 | #233 | 375 | — | |
| 1911 | #228 | 298 | — | |
| 1910 | #238 | 261 | — | |
| 1909 | #247 | 206 | — | |
| 1908 | #230 | 214 | — | |
| 1907 | #241 | 194 | — | |
| 1906 | #253 | 167 | — | |
| 1905 | #255 | 163 | — | |
| 1904 | #280 | 127 | — | |
| 1903 | #256 | 144 | — | |
| 1902 | #290 | 117 | — | |
| 1901 | #309 | 94 | — | |
| 1900 | #316 | 112 | — | |
| 1899 | #281 | 106 | — | |
| 1898 | #343 | 82 | — | |
| 1897 | #320 | 82 | — | |
| 1896 | #337 | 75 | — | |
| 1895 | #305 | 90 | — | |
| 1894 | #351 | 62 | — | |
| 1893 | #350 | 60 | — | |
| 1892 | #338 | 60 | — | |
| 1891 | #377 | 44 | — | |
| 1890 | #373 | 45 | — | |
| 1889 | #353 | 46 | — | |
| 1888 | #366 | 43 | — | |
| 1887 | #354 | 37 | — | |
| 1886 | #356 | 36 | — | |
| 1885 | #365 | 31 | — | |
| 1884 | #368 | 29 | — | |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 | — | |
| 1882 | #377 | 22 | — | |
| 1881 | #447 | 14 | — | |
| 1880 | #435 | 15 | — | |
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 1960
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#101 · 1 in 325
- District of Columbia#114 · 1 in 455
- New Hampshire#135 · 1 in 609
- Virginia#138 · 1 in 653
- Pennsylvania#150 · 1 in 702
Best ever in a state: #12 in Rhode Island, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #101 | 14 | 1 in 325 |
| District of Columbia | #114 | 29 | 1 in 455 |
| New Hampshire | #135 | 9 | 1 in 609 |
| Virginia | #138 | 61 | 1 in 653 |
| Pennsylvania | #150 | 159 | 1 in 702 |
| Maryland | #162 | 38 | 1 in 793 |
| Ohio | #162 | 134 | 1 in 785 |
| Iowa | #167 | 34 | 1 in 828 |
| Wisconsin | #167 | 50 | 1 in 899 |
| Alabama | #169 | 41 | 1 in 846 |
| Illinois | #171 | 125 | 1 in 861 |
| Minnesota | #173 | 43 | 1 in 901 |
| New Jersey | #179 | 59 | 1 in 980 |
| Massachusetts | #183 | 45 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Rhode Island | #183 | 7 | 1 in 1,167 |
| Michigan | #185 | 88 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Florida | #189 | 52 | 1 in 967 |
| Georgia | #192 | 47 | 1 in 948 |
| Louisiana | #195 | 38 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Missouri | #197 | 39 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Nebraska | #198 | 14 | 1 in 1,033 |
| New York | #199 | 153 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Tennessee | #216 | 28 | 1 in 1,300 |
| South Dakota | #224 | 6 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Indiana | #225 | 36 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Kentucky | #229 | 23 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Connecticut | #236 | 15 | 1 in 1,641 |
| Kansas | #237 | 15 | 1 in 1,401 |
| Mississippi | #237 | 20 | 1 in 1,267 |
| California | #242 | 132 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Washington | #252 | 21 | 1 in 1,346 |
| North Carolina | #271 | 27 | 1 in 1,799 |
| Colorado | #274 | 13 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Arizona | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,376 |
| South Carolina | #283 | 15 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Arkansas | #305 | 9 | 1 in 1,977 |
| West Virginia | #341 | 6 | 1 in 2,899 |
| Oregon | #353 | 6 | 1 in 2,695 |
| Texas | #407 | 39 | 1 in 2,908 |
| Oklahoma | #479 | 5 | 1 in 4,194 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1949 at #83 (4,327 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1946–1953
- Top 1,000: 120 yrs · run 1880–1999
- 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
- 24.0% of all girls named Constance (33,529) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 290 | #353 (1889) | #389 |
| 1890s | 706 | #281 (1899) | #338 |
| 1900s | 1,538 | #230 (1908) | #268 |
| 1910s | 6,425 | #182 (1919) | #216 |
| 1920s | 15,570 | #146 (1926) | #154 |
| 1930s | 19,896 | #99 (1932) | #120 |
| 1940s | 29,912 | #83 (1949) | #105 |
| 1950s | 33,529 | #85 (1950) | #126 |
| 1960s | 14,660 | #186 (1965) | #225 |
| 1970s | 4,841 | #327 (1970) | #442 |
| 1980s | 5,735 | #312 (1982) | #406 |
| 1990s | 2,892 | #506 (1990) | #773 |
| 2000s | 1,868 | #1,098 (2000) | #1,211 |
| 2010s | 1,354 | #1,396 (2012) | #1,617 |
| 2020s | 759 | #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 1960
Top girls' names in 1960
Top boys' names in 1960
More about 1960
girls
2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 1,168 of them was named Constance, which outranked 97.3% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 236,924 of them was named Constance, which outranked 37.6% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,685York10
- #2,685Zan10
- #2,685Zeke10
- #2,871Constance9
- #2,871Able9
- #2,871Adelbert9
- #2,871Adell9
- #3,077Adrien8
- #3,077Agustine8
- #3,077Aidan8
Tied with 205 names at #2,871; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.