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Connie

Say it: KON-ee/ˈkɒ.ni/

Girl and boyMeans a pet form of Constance, from Latin constantia (steadiness)6 letters2 syllables

#226

in Ireland (2025)

#229 with spellings combined

19

babies in 2025

#187

best rank (2022)

291

babies since 1988

Up 87

10-year rank change

Connie through the years

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Connie: babies per year in Ireland, 1964 to 20250102030196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series changePeak 2022: 25
Connie: rank per year in Ireland, 1964 to 2025#1#10#50#100#250#500#1000196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Connie: per 10,000 girls per year in Ireland, 1964 to 202502.557.51012.5196419701980199020002010202020251998: CSO series change
Babies per 10,000 girls listed by the CSO that year, which evens out changes in the number of births.
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YearBabies (girls)RankBabies (boys)Rank
202519#229--
202422#2005#559
202321#2093#733
202225#1873#745
202120#2337#439
202016#2653#706
201913#3223#724
201813#333--
201718#260--
201613#336--
201515#316--
20144#7523#715
201315#316--
20129#477--
201113#3614#623
20106#594--
20095#641--
20086#599--
20076#549--
20065#551--
20055#524--
20044#576--
20033#655--
20024#512--
19984#426--
19944#450--
19883#492--

Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.

★ What does Connie mean?

A pet form of Constance, from Latin constantia (steadiness)

English, a pet form of Constance and other names beginning with Con-.

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The story of Connie

Connie began as a pet form of Constance, which comes from the Latin constantia, meaning steadiness or constancy. It has also served as a short form for other names that start with Con-, such as Cornelius and Conrad for boys. Over time it has become a name in its own right.

Connie first appears in the CSO records for girls in 1988. It stayed rare until the 2010s, when short, friendly pet names came back into fashion. Its best year so far was 2022, when 25 girls were named Connie and it reached number 187. In 2025 there were 19.

It is much better known in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 58 in 2018 and was number 77 in 2025. A few boys in Ireland have been called Connie too, first in 2011.

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Sources
  • Wiktionary: Connie (English proper noun)
  • Wiktionary: Constance (English proper noun)
  • Wikipedia: Connie
  • CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
  • CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
  • NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland, full name list 1997-2025

At a glance

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Spellings counted here

Spelling2025All years
Connie19291

In Northern Ireland

#77 in 2025 with 27 babies. Best rank #58 (2018); 588 babies since 1997.

Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.

Connie is also given to boys: 31 since 2011.

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