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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedAKMaine: #244 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNHWashington: #268 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #185 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,087 girlsMNIllinois: #169 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 863 girlsILWisconsin: #180 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsWIMichigan: #168 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 836 girlsMINew York: #206 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 1,034 girlsNYMassachusetts: #243 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,802 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedRIOregon: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedSDIowa: #245 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,505 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsINOhio: #134 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 660 girlsOHPennsylvania: #150 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 785 girlsPANew Jersey: #166 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 846 girlsNJConnecticut: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,102 girlsCTCalifornia: #313 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,767 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedUTColorado: #213 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,011 girlsCONebraska: #221 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,176 girlsNEMissouri: #220 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,192 girlsMOKentucky: #229 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsKYWest Virginia: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,261 girlsWVVirginia: #170 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 857 girlsVAMaryland: #114 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 526 girlsMDDelaware: #145 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 624 girlsDEArizona: #387 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,133 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedNMKansas: #349 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsARTennessee: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #172 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 882 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #179 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 849 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #153 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 648 girlsDCOklahoma: #267 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,421 girlsOKLouisiana: #187 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 866 girlsLAMississippi: #281 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,500 girlsMSAlabama: #144 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 614 girlsALGeorgia: #186 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 900 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Constance, so not publishedHITexas: #396 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsTXFlorida: #191 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 953 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#114 · 1 in 526
  2. Ohio#134 · 1 in 660
  3. Alabama#144 · 1 in 614
  4. Delaware#145 · 1 in 624
  5. Pennsylvania#150 · 1 in 785

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#114521 in 526
Ohio#1341291 in 660
Alabama#144451 in 614
Delaware#14561 in 624
Pennsylvania#1501141 in 785
District of Columbia#153171 in 648
New Jersey#166611 in 846
Michigan#168881 in 836
Illinois#1691021 in 863
Virginia#170401 in 857
North Carolina#172451 in 882
South Carolina#179251 in 849
Wisconsin#180331 in 1,077
Minnesota#185271 in 1,087
Georgia#186431 in 900
Louisiana#187371 in 866
Florida#191451 in 953
Connecticut#194201 in 1,102
New York#2061411 in 1,034
Indiana#212351 in 1,202
Colorado#213151 in 1,011
Missouri#220291 in 1,192
Nebraska#22191 in 1,176
West Virginia#222101 in 1,261
Kentucky#229181 in 1,379
Arkansas#233111 in 1,267
Tennessee#239211 in 1,444
Massachusetts#243251 in 1,802
Maine#24451 in 1,543
Iowa#245141 in 1,505
Oklahoma#267111 in 1,421
Washington#268161 in 1,336
Mississippi#281131 in 1,500
California#313871 in 1,767
Oregon#32371 in 1,894
Kansas#34961 in 2,386
Arizona#38761 in 2,133
Texas#396381 in 2,418
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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 1966

girls
#210
1,467 births · 1 in 1,153 girls
boys
#2,784
9 births · 1 in 198,162 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #210Constance1,467

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #2,784Constance9
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,153 of them was named Constance, which outranked 97.2% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Constance
  1. #207Erin1,523
  2. #208Kelley1,516
  3. #209Shawn1,492
  4. #210Constance1,467
  5. #211Darla1,445
  6. #212Dianne1,429
  7. #213Tammie1,427
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 198,162 of them was named Constance, which outranked 38.7% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Constance
  1. #2,627Yitzchok10
  2. #2,627York10
  3. #2,627Yuri10
  4. #2,784Constance9
  5. #2,784Albie9
  6. #2,784Alcides9
  7. #2,784Alix9
  8. #2,986Adell8
  9. #2,986Alice8
  10. #2,986Alma8

Tied with 201 names at #2,784; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →