Connie

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Connie

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Connie is short for Constance, an English vocabulary word (based on Latin) meaning “Steady.” It is related to the Latin name Constantia.

History:
Constance was revived again in the late 19th century, but its diminutive form, Connie, quickly overtook it in popularity, due to the twentieth century trend of giving diminutives as first names (like Jerry, or Peggy).

Please see Constance, for additional information.

Pronunciation: con-ee

Famous Bearers:
Miscellaneous:
Constance “Connie” Yu-hwa Chung (1946-)
Television news anchor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.200 % named Connie

Popularity of Connie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 433rd most popular.
1910-1920: 315th most popular.
1920-1930: 268th most popular.
1930-1940: 145th most popular.
1940-1950: 53rd most popular.
1950-1960: 42nd most popular.
1960-1970: 64th most popular.
1970-1980: 162nd most popular.
1980-1990: 405th most popular.
1990: 505th most popular.
1991: 556th most popular.
1992: 590th most popular.
1993: 598th most popular.
1994: 616th most popular.
1995: 710th most popular.
1996: 800th most popular.
1997: 927th most popular.
1998: 883rd most popular.
1999: N/A