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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Constantino with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Constantino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,972 people with the first name Constantino, which placed it at #5,680 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,680
National first-name rank
People counted
3.0K
2,972 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
76.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Constantino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Constantino is Hispanic at 76.7%. The next largest groups are White (15.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Constantino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Constantino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino76.7% · 2,279
- White15.5% · 462
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.2% · 184
- Black or African American0.9% · 27
- Two or more races0.6% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 3
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
How many people share a full name with Constantino as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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.
How common was Constantino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,972 people with the name Constantino, or 0.98 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,680 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Constantino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Constantino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Constantino appears almost entirely male. Of the 2,971 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Constantino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Constantino is Hispanic at 76.7%. The next largest groups are White (15.5%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Constantino most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Constantino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.7% (2,279 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Constantino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Constantino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Constantino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Constantino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Constantino?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.