Constantino
A masculine name derived from Latin meaning "constant" or "steadfast".
Name Census estimates that about 1,007 living Americans carry the first name Constantino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Constantino today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Constantino births was 1922 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Constantino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 340,372 Americans
Peak year
1922
27 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,904
Tracked since 1912
Popularity
Constantino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Constantino from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 198 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Constantino remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Constantino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Constantino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Constantinos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Constantino, while Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 57 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Constantino
The name Constantino is derived from the Latin name Constantinus, which means "constant" or "steadfast." It traces its origins back to ancient Rome and the 4th century AD. The name was first given to Flavius Valerius Constantinus, also known as Constantine the Great, who ruled as the Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337.
Constantine the Great was a pivotal figure in history, as he was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity and issue the Edict of Milan in 313, which granted religious tolerance to Christians throughout the Roman Empire. The name Constantino thus has strong associations with the spread of Christianity in Europe.
The name Constantino became popular throughout the Christian world, particularly in regions that were once part of the Roman Empire or influenced by its culture. It was widely used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and other parts of Southern Europe, as well as in Latin America after the Spanish and Portuguese conquests and colonization.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Constantino can be found in the 6th century, with Constantino of Siena, an Italian bishop who lived from around 515 to 598. Another notable figure was Constantino Porphyrogenitus, a Byzantine prince who lived from 652 to 674 and wrote several works on history and geography.
Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, several individuals with the name Constantino made significant contributions to various fields. These include Constantino Lascaris, a 13th-century Byzantine scholar and diplomat; Constantino Brancati, a 15th-century Italian painter and architect; and Constantino de' Servi, a 16th-century Italian poet and playwright.
In more recent history, notable individuals with the name Constantino include Constantino Chiwenga, a Zimbabwean military commander and politician born in 1956; Constantino Tsallis, a Brazilian physicist born in 1943; and Constantino Nivola, an Italian-American sculptor and painter who lived from 1911 to 1988.
People
Constantino + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Constantino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Constantino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,007 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Constantino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 340,372 US residents.
Is Constantino a common name?
We classify Constantino as "Rare". It ranks above 90.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,468 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Constantino most popular?
The single biggest year for Constantino was 1922, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Constantino is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Constantino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Constantino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.