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Constant
How to Pronounce Constant
Pronounced KON-stunt /ˈkɒnstənt/Medium
Meaning: Constant is a virtue name from Latin constans meaning steadfast, firm or unchanging; it is also a long-standing French given name, the plainer cousin of Constantine.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Constant reached a small number of boys in the early twentieth century, with a quiet high around 1918. It reads both as an English virtue name, steadfast, and as a French given name in its own right, giving it a clear meaning and a settled European history.
It was never common in the United States, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak, and reads as an earnest, old-fashioned choice. A boy named Constant then would be past a hundred today. The name keeps its plain, resolute meaning and a faintly French air.
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What does the name Constant mean?
It is a virtue name from Latin constans meaning steadfast or unchanging, and a traditional French given name.
How do you pronounce Constant?
It is said KON-stunt /ˈkɒnstənt/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Constant a boy or girl name?
Constant is recorded as a boy's name.
How popular is Constant?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at a small peak in the late nineteen-tens.