Entry № 0561 · English, Latin origin

Connie Connie — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KON-ee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Latin
Meaning
"Steadfast (Connie Chung; Connie Britton; Connie Francis)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 880
First recorded
Modern (English)

A name that means "steadfast (connie chung; connie britton; connie francis)".

Connie is the English diminutive of Constance — from the Latin constantia (steadfastness). **A top-25 US baby name from 1949 to 1962, peaking at #14 in 1955**. **Connie Chung (born 1946)** — **American journalist; first Asian American and second woman to co-anchor a major US network newscast** (*CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and Connie Chung*, 1993-1995). **Connie Francis (1937-2025)** — American singer; the best-selling female recording artist of the 1950s and 1960s; *Pretty Little Baby*, *Stupid Cupid*. **Connie Britton (born 1967)** — American actress; Tami Taylor on *Friday Night Lights*, Rayna Jaymes on *Nashville*. **Connie Mack** — Hall of Fame baseball manager (male). **Connie Talbot (born 2000)** — British singer; *Britain's Got Talent* runner-up at 6.

Subject of Chung's memoir *Connie* (2024).

Steadfast. Connie Chung was the first Asian American major US newscast anchor; Connie Francis was the #1 female of the 1950s-60s.

The name in its native script.

Connie
Transliteration
Connie
Pronunciation
/ ˈkɒn.i /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Connie stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 880 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 14 in 1955
Babies named Connie · last year
290 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #14 NOW · #880

Connies before her.

Real people
Connie Chung
American journalist.
born 1946
Connie Francis
American singer.
1937 – 2025
Connie Britton
American actress.
born 1967
In fiction
Connie Corleone
The Godfather.
1972

Names connected to Connie.

The number behind Connie.

5

The Free Spirit

Connie reduces to five — the number of steadfast.

Why families chose this name.

"Chung's steadfast. Six letters. Connie."
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