The baby name Constant is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UK: /ˈkɒn.stənt/; US: /ˈkɑːn.stənt/; respelling: KON-stuhnt.
Constant is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Constant is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced UK: /ˈkɒn.stənt/; US: /ˈkɑːn.stənt/; respelling: KON-stuhnt.
Constant is Latin in Origin.
Constant is a masculine given name from Latin Constans, “steadfast, firm,” ultimately from constare, “to stand together/stand fast.” It spread through Church Latin and Old French into medieval naming, appearing in France and, more sparingly, in England; 17th-century English Nonconformists also favored it as a moral “virtue” name. Though less common than the related imperial name Constantine, Constant occurs across records of clerics, jurists, and artisans, and later as a French and Dutch given name as well as an English/French surname.
Variants and cognates include Constantine (English), Constantin (French/Romanian), Constantino (Italian/Spanish/Portuguese), Konstantin (German/Slavic), and Catalan Constantí; Polish uses Konstanty. Short forms and nicknames range from Con and Connie to Costa and Tino; Romanian diminutives include Costel and Costin. Feminine counterparts are Constance, Constantia, Constanza, and Costanza. The name signals reliability, loyalty, and perseverance.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Girls | 0 | #22 | 2 | 950 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #33 | 2 | 903 |
| CM | 0 | #52 | 5 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #64 | 3 | 2,830 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 4,970 |
| France | Girls | 1944 | #220 | 3 | 799 |
| GH | 0 | #234 | 10 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #236 | 2 | 7,146 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #248 | 6 | 6,830 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #257 | 414 | 12,054 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #304 | 85 | 2,865 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #320 | 26 | 8,138 |
| Canada | Boys | 2018 | #327 | 5 | 2,587 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #330 | 8 | 6,973 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #358 | 5 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #362 | 8 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #466 | 9 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #528 | 13 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #599 | 7 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #774 | 13 | 15,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #824 | 128 | 5,873 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #893 | 6 | 7,187 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #911 | 41 | 16,906 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #912 | 4 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #1,113 | 16 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,122 | 57 | 25,619 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,458 | 14 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Constant is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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