Girls' name · since 1952

Contance

12 babies named Contance in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#51,598 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade

Contance is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1952.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contance has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1952, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1956.

  • #51,598 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 12 born since 1952
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contance ranks #51,598 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.

#51,598 of 72,339
all-time among girls
12
born since 1952
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Contance's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Contance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Contance splits its recorded history at 1956: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1952 (6 births).

Contance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1952)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
6 19521956 6

Contance by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1950s was Contance's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Contance births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Contance?
Contance has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1952, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #51,598 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 6 babies were born in 1952, its single highest year.
Where does Contance sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Contance ranks #51,598 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Contance most popular?
Contance was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
How long has the name Contance been used?
The SSA has tracked Contance since 1952 -- 5 years through the most recent 1956 data.
What names are similar to Contance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Connie, Constance, Consuelo, Concetta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Contance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1952–1956 (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 Contance 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.