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
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Girls
43 · preliminary
697
2025 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 Unpublished values are unknown, not zero.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.
France
2025
Girls
660 (rounded to 5)
72
Counts 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.
France
1936
Boys
5 (rounded to 5)
863
Counts 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 & Wales
2025
Girls
116
369
Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published.
Northern Ireland
2022
Girls
4
354
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2024
Girls
6
476
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2023
Girls
4
727
Names 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 States
2025
Girls
142
1500
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
1989
Boys
5
7905
Source-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.
Sources & notes
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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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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Origin: Latin name tradition through Constantia; a separate French masculine use is also documented.
Checked against cited source
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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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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.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
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.
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
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
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.