Connie
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, Cornelius, Conor, Conrad, Constanza, Concepcion/Conception, Consuela, Consuelo, or Conner. Many Asian-American women were named after journalist Connie Chung in the 1980s even though the name was not otherwise popular at the time.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Connie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Connie is a given name. It is often a pet form (hypocorism) of Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, Cornelius, Conor, Conrad, Constanza, Concepcion/Conception, Consuela, Consuelo, or Conner. Many Asian-American women were named after journalist Connie Chung in the 1980s even though the name was not otherwise popular at the time.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Connie
The earliest SSA record of Connie as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 12 babies received it. 1955 was its biggest year on record, with 9,975 newborns named Connie — #35 in the national rankings. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Connies. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,443 among baby girl names with 45 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 267K Connies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Connie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Connie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Connie
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About the name Connie
Connie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 267K births in the dataset. Connie's peak popularity came in 1955 when it ranked #35. Use the chart and map above to compare Connie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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