The baby name Constancy is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kon-STAN-see (IPA: /ˈkɒnstənsi/; US: /ˈkɑːnstənsi/).
Constancy is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Constancy is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kon-STAN-see (IPA: /ˈkɒnstənsi/; US: /ˈkɑːnstənsi/).
Constancy is Latin in Origin.
Constancy is an English virtue name built from the common noun denoting steadfastness and faithful endurance. It ultimately derives from Latin constantia, “firmness, perseverance,” from constans, the present participle of constare, “to stand together, be steady.” As a given name it signals reliability, loyalty, and calm resilience - qualities long prized in moral and devotional traditions.
It surfaced in the late 16th and 17th centuries with the Puritan fashion for abstract qualities, and is sparsely attested in English and New England records, usually for girls but conceptually unisex. Today it remains very rare, eclipsed by the related Constance. International and historical variants include Constance (English/French), Constantia (Latinized), Constanze (German), Constanza/Costanza (Spanish/Italian), and Constança (Portuguese). Diminutives and pet forms include Connie, Con, Tansy, and - via Constanze - Stanzi.
Constancy is a rare find. There are only 12 recorded uses of it in our data, from 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
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