Candace

Where Candace comes from

From Latin Candacē, from Ancient Greek Κανδάκη (Kandákē), from Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /⁠kandakə⁠/), a hereditary title of ancient queens of Napata (northern Sudan).
— Wiktionary's entry for Candace
  • Ancient Greek
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1882
    First appearance
    #678 among girls, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1976
    Candace Cameron Bure born
    American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist, as well as star on "Full House"
  3. 1984
    Peak, #102
    2,668 babies named Candace — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1989
    Candace Owens born
    American political commentator
  5. 1993
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #215.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Candace Cameron Bure · American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist, as well as star on "Full House", born 1976
  • Candace Owens · American political commentator, born 1989
  • Candace Bushnell · American author, born 1958
  • Candace Parker · American basketball player, born 1986
  • Candace Chapman · Canadian soccer player, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.