{"id":572408,"date":"2026-05-20T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=572408"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:09:04","slug":"romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saints Constantine and Helen are the heavenly patrons of more than 1.5 million Romanians.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to data from the Directorate for Persons Records within Romania\u2019s Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1,514,907 Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or related variants.<\/p>\n

Of these, nearly one million are women bearing the names of the two saints commemorated on 21 May. The most common female name is Elena, borne by more than 800,000 people, followed by Lenu\u021ba, with approximately 60,000, and Constan\u021ba, with more than 38,000. Other related names include Constantina, Ela, Eleonora, Helena, Ilinca, Nora, Tan\u021ba and Tina.<\/p>\n

Among the approximately 516,500 men who bear the name of the Byzantine emperor saint, Constantin is the most widespread, with more than 400,000 bearers, followed by Costel, with over 73,000. The name Costic\u0103 is borne by around 23,000 people, while other related names include Costache and Tinel.<\/p>\n

Saints Constantine and his mother Helen<\/a> were given the title \u201cEqual-to-the-Apostles\u201d for their contributions to the growth of Christianity and to the freedom of its public confession.<\/p>\n

They are also the heavenly patrons of the historic Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.<\/p>\n

Photo: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saints Constantine and Helen are the heavenly patrons of more than 1.5 million Romanians. According to data from the Directorate for Persons Records within Romania\u2019s Ministry of Internal Affairs, 1,514,907 Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or related variants. Of these, nearly one million are women bearing the names of the two…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":572319,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22922],"tags":[4658,13536,37572,37573,15549],"class_list":["post-572408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-name-day","tag-patron-saints","tag-saint-constantine-names-romania","tag-saint-helen-names-romania","tag-saints-constantine-and-helen"],"yoast_head":"\n1.5 Million Romanians Named After Saints Constantine and Helen - Basilica.ro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or their derivatives, according to official data released ahead of the 21 May feast.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Saints Constantine and Helen are the heavenly patrons of more than 1.5 million Romanians. According to data from the Directorate for Persons Records\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Basilica.ro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/basilica.ro\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-20T12:09:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1069\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Aurelian Iftimiu\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AurelianNicolae\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AgentiaBasilica\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Aurelian Iftimiu\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3b10696f83f62d60741521aedbcbb8d1\"},\"headline\":\"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T12:09:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":195,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Name Day\",\"patron saints\",\"Saint Constantine names Romania\",\"Saint Helen names Romania\",\"Saints Constantine and Helen\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Society\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/\",\"name\":\"1.5 Million Romanians Named After Saints Constantine and Helen - Basilica.ro\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T12:09:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or their derivatives, according to official data released ahead of the 21 May feast.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg\",\"width\":1900,\"height\":1069},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Society\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/category\\\/society\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Basilica.ro\",\"description\":\"Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Patriarchate\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Agen\u021bia de \u0219tiri Basilica\",\"alternateName\":\"Basilica.ro\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/logo-basilica.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/logo-basilica.jpg\",\"width\":1680,\"height\":945,\"caption\":\"Agen\u021bia de \u0219tiri Basilica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/basilica.ro\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/AgentiaBasilica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/basilica.ro\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/ro.pinterest.com\\\/basilicaro\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCh6MZX0N9faHq70F4kBDBeA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/ro.wikipedia.org\\\/wiki\\\/Agen\u021bia_de_\u0219tiri_BASILICA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/basilica.en\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/basilicanews\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/basilicaphotos\"],\"description\":\"Agen\u021bia de \u0219tiri Basilica este canalul oficial de informare al Bisericii Ortodoxe Rom\u00e2ne (Patriarhia Rom\u00e2n\u0103)\",\"email\":\"info@basilica.ro\",\"foundingDate\":\"2008-10-27\",\"numberOfEmployees\":{\"@type\":\"QuantitativeValue\",\"minValue\":\"1\",\"maxValue\":\"10\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/3b10696f83f62d60741521aedbcbb8d1\",\"name\":\"Aurelian Iftimiu\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/48062afd75c6825bfa6e875a1a09ccf5a3a2b0b3eb31a03a35a0ec045884f8a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/48062afd75c6825bfa6e875a1a09ccf5a3a2b0b3eb31a03a35a0ec045884f8a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/48062afd75c6825bfa6e875a1a09ccf5a3a2b0b3eb31a03a35a0ec045884f8a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Aurelian Iftimiu\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/AurelianNicolae\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/basilica.ro\\\/en\\\/author\\\/aurelian\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"1.5 Million Romanians Named After Saints Constantine and Helen - Basilica.ro","description":"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or their derivatives, according to official data released ahead of the 21 May feast.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen","og_description":"Saints Constantine and Helen are the heavenly patrons of more than 1.5 million Romanians. According to data from the Directorate for Persons Records","og_url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/","og_site_name":"Basilica.ro","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/basilica.ro\/","article_published_time":"2026-05-20T12:09:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1900,"height":1069,"url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Aurelian Iftimiu","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AurelianNicolae","twitter_site":"@AgentiaBasilica","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/"},"author":{"name":"Aurelian Iftimiu","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3b10696f83f62d60741521aedbcbb8d1"},"headline":"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen","datePublished":"2026-05-20T12:09:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/"},"wordCount":195,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg","keywords":["Name Day","patron saints","Saint Constantine names Romania","Saint Helen names Romania","Saints Constantine and Helen"],"articleSection":["Society"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/","url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/","name":"1.5 Million Romanians Named After Saints Constantine and Helen - Basilica.ro","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-20T12:09:04+00:00","description":"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear the names of Saints Constantine and Helen or their derivatives, according to official data released ahead of the 21 May feast.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ps-visarion-priveghere-sfintii-constantin-elena-2024.jpg","width":1900,"height":1069},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/romanians-named-saints-constantine-helen\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"","item":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Society","item":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/category\/society\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"More than 1.5 million Romanians bear names of Saints Constantine and Helen"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/","name":"Basilica.ro","description":"Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Patriarchate","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#organization","name":"Agen\u021bia de \u0219tiri Basilica","alternateName":"Basilica.ro","url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-basilica.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-basilica.jpg","width":1680,"height":945,"caption":"Agen\u021bia de \u0219tiri Basilica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/basilica.ro\/","https:\/\/x.com\/AgentiaBasilica","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/basilica.ro\/","https:\/\/ro.pinterest.com\/basilicaro\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh6MZX0N9faHq70F4kBDBeA","https:\/\/ro.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agen\u021bia_de_\u0219tiri_BASILICA","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/basilica.en","https:\/\/x.com\/basilicanews","https:\/\/x.com\/basilicaphotos"],"description":"Agen\u021bia de \u0219tiri Basilica este canalul oficial de informare al Bisericii Ortodoxe Rom\u00e2ne (Patriarhia Rom\u00e2n\u0103)","email":"info@basilica.ro","foundingDate":"2008-10-27","numberOfEmployees":{"@type":"QuantitativeValue","minValue":"1","maxValue":"10"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3b10696f83f62d60741521aedbcbb8d1","name":"Aurelian Iftimiu","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/48062afd75c6825bfa6e875a1a09ccf5a3a2b0b3eb31a03a35a0ec045884f8a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/48062afd75c6825bfa6e875a1a09ccf5a3a2b0b3eb31a03a35a0ec045884f8a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/48062afd75c6825bfa6e875a1a09ccf5a3a2b0b3eb31a03a35a0ec045884f8a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Aurelian Iftimiu"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/AurelianNicolae"],"url":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/author\/aurelian\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/572319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}