Constance

Where Constance comes from

Derived from Latin Cōnstantia. Doublet of Constantia.
— Wiktionary's entry for Constance
  • Latin
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1868
    Constance Markievicz born
    Irish politician, first woman elected to the Westminster House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann, and first female Cabinet member in Europe
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #435 among girls — 15 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1949
    Peak, #83
    4,327 babies named Constance — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1958
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #183.
  5. 1982
    Constance Wu born
    American actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Constance Markievicz · Irish politician, first woman elected to the Westminster House of Commons and the Dáil Éireann, and first female Cabinet member in Europe, 1868–1927
  • Constance Wu · American actress, born 1982
  • Constance of Arles · Frankish Queen, born 974
  • Constance of Aragon · Queen Consort of Hungary and Holy Roman Empress Consort, 1179–1222
  • Constance Bennett · American actress, 1904–1965

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.