The first name Constant
A boy’s name from Latin.
2 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Latin origin
A male given name from Latin, feminine equivalent Constance.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Constant at birth, 1880–2025
In 2020, 6 boys born in the United States were named Constant, the 10,874th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 20 were.
GirlsBoys
386
babies named Constant since 1880
#10,874
rank in 2020
1918
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Constant
29 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- André Marie Constant DumérilFrench zoologist, 1774–1860
- Constant TroyonFrench painter (1810-1865)
- Constant PermekeBelgian painter and sculptor (1886-1952)
- Constant von WurzbachAustrian lexicographer (1818–1893)
- Constant NieuwenhuysDutch painter (1920-2005)
- Benoît-Constant CoquelinFrench actor (1841-1909)
- Constant LambertBritish composer and conductor (1905–1951)
- Constant JoacimBelgian footballer (1908-1979)
- Constant LestienneFrench tennis player, born 1992
- Constant HuysmansBelgian footballer (1928-2016)
- Constant FeithDutch footballer (1884-1958)
- Constant Vanden StockFootball coach, football club president (1914-2008)
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Constant?
- Constant comes from Latin.
- Is Constant a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 386 US babies named Constant since 1880, 7% were girls and 93% boys.
- When was Constant most popular?
- 1918 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Constant, its highest rank at 1,724th.
- Is Constant also a surname?
- Yes. Constant is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.