Entry № 0276 · Latin origin

Constance Constance — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KON-stans /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Steadfast, constant"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (French)

A name that means "steadfast, constant".

Constance comes from the Latin constantia, meaning "steadfastness" or "perseverance." The Norman version of the Roman virtue.

Constance peaked at #185 in the U.S. in 1907. Constance Wu (born 1982) is the American actress; the British actress Constance Cummings was a notable bearer.

Steadfast. The Roman virtue.

Where Constance stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 185 in 1907
Babies named Constance · last year
142 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 · №185 NOW · —

Constances before her.

Real people
Constance Wu
American actress.
born 1982
Constance Lloyd
Wife of Oscar Wilde.
1858 – 1898
In fiction
Constance Bonacieux
Heroine of The Three Musketeers.
1844 novel

Names connected to Constance.

The number behind Constance.

1

The Pioneer

Constance reduces to one — the number of Roman steadfastness.

Why families chose this name.

"Steadfast in Latin. Nine letters. Constance."
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