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Constance

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Meaning

Steadfastness or constancy, in the Latin Constantia tradition.

Constance derives from the Latin personal name Constantia. The Latin name is documented as partly linked to the noun constantia, which includes steadfastness and constancy. This agrees with the licensed interpretation without describing a child’s future personality.

Origin

Latin name tradition through Constantia; a separate French masculine use is also documented.

English Constance and the French feminine name derive from Constantia. French masculine Constance instead derives from Constantius. These uses retain their distinction.

English pronunciation

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Published name usage

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Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
PlaceYearRecorded usagePublished birthsRankNotes
Canada2025Girls43 · preliminary6972025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France2025Girls660 (rounded to 5)72Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France1936Boys5 (rounded to 5)863Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales2025Girls116369Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland2022Girls4354Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland2024Girls6476Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland2023Girls4727Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States2025Girls1421500Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States1989Boys57905Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.

Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.

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Language of use: English

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The exact English section documents personal-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Constance entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constance&oldid=89713946. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.

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Language of use: French

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The exact French section documents personal-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Constance entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constance&oldid=89713946. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.

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Meaning: Steadfastness or constancy, in the Latin Constantia tradition.

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Constance derives from the Latin personal name Constantia. The Latin name is documented as partly linked to the noun constantia, which includes steadfastness and constancy. This agrees with the licensed interpretation without describing a child’s future personality. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Constance, Constantia, LatinConstancy entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constance&oldid=89713946; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constantia&oldid=92386349; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=constantia&oldid=88810476. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.

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Pronunciation in the source language: French: /kɔ̃s.tɑ̃s/

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Recorded French reading, kept separate from English pronunciation coverage. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Constance entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constance&oldid=89713946. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.

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Nickname: Connie

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Relationship explicitly recorded in the reviewed English given-name section. For short forms the longer-name tradition varies; spellings and popularity series remain separate.

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Origin: Latin name tradition through Constantia; a separate French masculine use is also documented.

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English Constance and the French feminine name derive from Constantia. French masculine Constance instead derives from Constantius. These uses retain their distinction. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Constance, Constantia entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constance&oldid=89713946; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constantia&oldid=92386349. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.

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Related name: Constantia

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The exact name etymology explicitly identifies Constantia as its Latin source and related name. Separate spellings retain their own records. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, exact Constance entries. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Constance&oldid=89713946. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the documented name route or language-specific relationship. No source audio, images or quotations reused.

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Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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(C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence

License: Open Government Licence v3.0

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U.S. Social Security Administration

Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.

License: Statistics Canada Open Licence

Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.

License: CC BY 4.0

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Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.

License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)

Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.

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