Unisex name · since 1911
Constant
360 babies named Constant in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 360
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
360 boys have been named Constant since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Constant has been recorded 360 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2020.
- #9,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 360 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Constant ranks #9,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 360 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #9,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 360
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Constant's 360 recorded births place it above 78.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Constant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Constant's full recorded timeline at 1930, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Constant popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2020
- Peak year (1918)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Constant popularity over time - girls
26 total births recorded since 1959 (Constant as girls' name)
Constant by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (128 births, 36% of the file).
1910s was Constant's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Constant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
128 births
- 1920s
1920s
114 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1940s 37
1940s
37 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 128 births (36% of all-time use).
Constant by state
Where Constant concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.4% |
5 of 360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Constant's data
- Constant's decade-level peak was the 1910s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Constants (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Constant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Constant draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.