Girls' name · peaked in 1950
Constance name popularity since 1925
123,300 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Constance. Half of them were born in 1950 or earlier, so the typical Constance is about 76 years old in 2026. Constance peaked in 1950 as the #85 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 123,300
- Named Constance, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,501 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 122,935 girls · 365 boys
- Most popular in
- Maine
- 3.66× its national share
Peak year is the year Constance made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Constance births per year, 1925–2025
1950 was the biggest year for Constance both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1928 and 1933, Constance became 1.9× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1965 and 1970, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 961 to 1 in 2,170.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Constance's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Constance.
Decade by decade
Babies named Constance in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 7,489 | 39 | – |
| 1930s | 19,896 | 100 | #125 |
| 1940s | 29,912 | 95 | #109 |
| 1950s | 33,529 | 70 | #118 |
| 1960s | 14,660 | 44 | #186 |
| 1970s | 4,841 | 5 | #449 |
| 1980s | 5,735 | 12 | #421 |
| 1990s | 2,892 | 0 | #747 |
| 2000s | 1,868 | 0 | #1,230 |
| 2010s | 1,354 | 0 | #1,540 |
| 2020–25 | 759 | 0 | #1,501 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
46.5% of babies named Constance from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Constance is most popular
The index compares Constance's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Constance.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 3.66× | 1,891 |
| Rhode Island | 2.51× | 1,075 |
| New Hampshire | 2.43× | 923 |
| District of Columbia | 2.21× | 1,231 |
| Massachusetts | 1.80× | 5,162 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Constance's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Constance.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Constance (1950).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data