# Constantin (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/constantin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 250 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 250 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 245, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French and Romanian Constantin, from Latin Cōnstantīnus, q.v. Doublet of Constantine, Konstadinos, Kostas, and Costas.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 9,821 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9,911 |
| 2013 | 9 | 8,244 |
| 2014 | 10 | 7,659 |
| 2015 | 12 | 6,749 |
| 2016 | 14 | 6,103 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9,016 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6,773 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11,047 |
| 2020 | 14 | 6,035 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8,984 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6,557 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11,093 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12,704 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,077 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 10 | 2,039 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,117 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2015 | 14 | 1,673 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1,498 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,627 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,455 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1,316 |
| 2020 | 11 | 1,935 |
| 2021 | 23 | 1,184 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,320 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 14 | 1,758 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,664 |

## People named Constantin

- Constantin-François Chassebœuf, French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician (1757-1820)
- Constantin Dăscălescu, 52nd Prime Minister of Romania (1982-1989)
- Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter, sculptor (1831–1905)
- Etienne Constantin de Gerlache, Belgian noble, lawyer and politician (1785-1871)
- Constantin Hansen, Danish artist (1804-1880)
- Constantin Henriquez, French-Haitian rugby union player
- Constantin von Alvensleben, German general (1809–1892)
- Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian scientist (1826-1897)
- Constantin Daniel Rosenthal, artist (1820-1851)
- Constantin Pecqueur, French academic and politician (1801-1887)
- Constantin Guys, French painter (1802-1892)
- Constantin Dumitrescu, boxer from Romania

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.