Constantin
Meaning and origin
From Latin Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”). Doublet of Konstadinos.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Constantin (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Constantin has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2014. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 143 |
| 2000 | 139 |
| 2001 | 139 |
| 2002 | 141 |
| 2003 | 145 |
| 2004 | 148 |
| 2005 | 148 |
| 2006 | 152 |
| 2007 | 191 |
| 2008 | 223 |
| 2009 | 241 |
| 2010 | 258 |
| 2011 | 288 |
| 2012 | 299 |
| 2013 | 310 |
| 2014 | 334 |
| 2015 | 350 |
| 2016 | 379 |
| 2017 | 407 |
| 2018 | 422 |
| 2019 | 437 |
| 2020 | 445 |
Constantin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Constantin.Hi! My name is Constantin.
- Har du träffat Constantin? Han började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Constantin? He started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Constantin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Constantin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Constantins mamma är lärare.Constantin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Constantins mamma is Constantin's mum.
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How do you pronounce Constantin in Swedish?
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What does the name Constantin mean?
From Latin Cōnstantīnus, the name of Roman emperors, Latin cōnstāns (“constant, steadfast”). Doublet of Konstadinos.
How popular is Constantin in Sweden?
5 babies were named Constantin in 2022. In 2020, 445 people in Sweden had Constantin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2014 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.