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Constantine Name Meaning, Origins & History

Constantine

Pronunciation: KAHN-stuhn-teen / KAHN-stuhn-tine

Meaning Steadfast, firm Origin Latin Gender Boy
BOYS RANK
#1,573
TREND
35
Peak Years
2014, 2007, 2016
Lowest Years
1908, 1897, 1906
Energy Archetype
Cheerful & Expressive

Rank shows the name’s position among U.S. baby names for each gender in 2025. Trend shows how many places it rose or fell since 2024. Rank 1 is the most popular. Based on U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) data. Peak and lowest years are based on the number of boys named Constantine in the available records.

Fun Facts About the Name Constantine

  • More than 6 thousand babies named Constantine: U.S. records list 6,719 babies given the name Constantine from 1880 through 2025. Even 42 girls received the name Constantine - about 1 girl for every 159 boys.

What Does the Name Constantine Mean?

Constantine is the English form of the Latin name Constantinus, meaning "steadfast" or "constant." The source is the Latin adjective constans (genitive constantis), "standing firm, steady, unchanging." It derives from the verb constare, "to stand firm" or "to stand together," formed from com- "together" and stare "to stand." Constantinus is related to the Latin names Constans and Constantius, all built on the same root. Some explanations treat Constantinus as a diminutive of Constans, "little steadfast one," while others treat the -inus ending as a simple derivative suffix; the exact nuance is uncertain, but the core meaning is not. In Christian use the name has often been associated with steadfast faith, which is a symbolic application of the Latin sense rather than a separate etymology.

Constantine Name History & Origins

The Latin name Constantinus is closely associated with Flavius Valerius Constantinus, known as Constantine the Great (c. 272 - 337). He was proclaimed emperor in 306 and ruled until 337. During his reign Christianity was granted legal status, the Council of Nicaea met in 325, and in 330 he founded Constantinople on the site of Byzantium. His name became a standard imperial name in the Greek-speaking eastern half of the empire.

In the Byzantine Empire the Greek form Kōnstantinos was borne by several emperors, including Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in the tenth century and Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emperor, who died in 1453. The name also spread in the Latin West through the church and through royal and noble families. It took different forms in European languages: Constantin in French and Romanian; Costantino in Italian; Constantino in Spanish and Portuguese; Konstantin in German, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages; and Kōnstantinos in Greek. The English Constantine comes from Latin Constantinus. Related feminine names include Constantina and Constance.

How Popular is the Name Constantine?

Constantine recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2014. Its best rank was #618 in 1919.

U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.

Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.

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How the Name Constantine Shapes Your Personality and Life?

You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.

Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.

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