Candice
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #6,519
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1982 · 3,791 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 67,984since 1925
Candice over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,772 | 28 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,172 | 25 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,297 | 48 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,015 | 53 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,508 | 70 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,438 | 73 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,018 | 97 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,622 | 135 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,839 | 112 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,634 | 131 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,792 | 114 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,719 | 120 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,554 | 141 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,574 | 139 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,322 | 182 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,057 | 247 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,059 | 247 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,024 | 250 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,078 | 220 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,078 | 213 | — | |
| 2003 | #920 | 258 | — | |
| 2002 | #923 | 242 | — | |
| 2001 | #789 | 299 | — | |
| 2000 | #714 | 324 | — | |
| 1999 | #664 | 345 | — | |
| 1998 | #593 | 407 | — | |
| 1997 | #546 | 431 | — | |
| 1996 | #417 | 609 | — | |
| 1995 | #384 | 688 | — | |
| 1994 | #292 | 937 | — | |
| 1993 | #252 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1992 | #198 | 1,487 | — | |
| 1991 | #173 | 1,745 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #147 | 2,117 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #134 | 2,260 | #3,446 | 16 |
| 1988 | #130 | 2,227 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #121 | 2,291 | #5,459 | 7 |
| 1986 | #108 | 2,560 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #86 | 3,195 | #2,828 | 17 |
| 1984 | #86 | 3,393 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #84 | 3,420 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #78 | 3,791 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #86 | 3,698 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #99 | 3,012 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #128 | 2,227 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #168 | 1,615 | #4,554 | 7 |
| 1977 | #203 | 1,273 | — | |
| 1976 | #202 | 1,209 | — | |
| 1975 | #220 | 1,125 | — | |
| 1974 | #274 | 936 | — | |
| 1973 | #264 | 946 | — | |
| 1972 | #263 | 1,002 | — | |
| 1971 | #260 | 1,129 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #287 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1969 | #345 | 678 | — | |
| 1968 | #356 | 622 | — | |
| 1967 | #409 | 511 | — | |
| 1966 | #518 | 331 | — | |
| 1965 | #596 | 259 | — | |
| 1964 | #751 | 193 | — | |
| 1963 | #764 | 181 | — | |
| 1962 | #691 | 222 | — | |
| 1961 | #664 | 240 | — | |
| 1960 | #610 | 268 | — | |
| 1959 | #498 | 384 | — | |
| 1958 | #468 | 412 | — | |
| 1957 | #393 | 538 | — | |
| 1956 | #325 | 721 | — | |
| 1955 | #363 | 577 | — | |
| 1954 | #353 | 595 | — | |
| 1953 | #325 | 644 | — | |
| 1952 | #294 | 758 | — | |
| 1951 | #305 | 661 | — | |
| 1950 | #278 | 764 | — | |
| 1949 | #271 | 817 | — | |
| 1948 | #307 | 617 | — | |
| 1947 | #342 | 540 | — | |
| 1946 | #476 | 273 | — | |
| 1945 | #741 | 101 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,364 | 35 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,834 | 22 | — | |
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First appearance
1925
The first year at least five girls were named Candice! It came in at #4,426, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1926–1942, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Candice is popular in 1976
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wyoming#101 · 1 in 348
- Idaho#109 · 1 in 449
- Utah#114 · 1 in 494
- Arkansas#115 · 1 in 539
- Arizona#120 · 1 in 545
Best ever in a state: #41 in Mississippi, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #101 | 6 | 1 in 348 |
| Idaho | #109 | 13 | 1 in 449 |
| Utah | #114 | 28 | 1 in 494 |
| Arkansas | #115 | 23 | 1 in 539 |
| Arizona | #120 | 28 | 1 in 545 |
| Rhode Island | #127 | 7 | 1 in 582 |
| District of Columbia | #128 | 12 | 1 in 485 |
| Mississippi | #141 | 26 | 1 in 584 |
| Georgia | #142 | 47 | 1 in 657 |
| New Hampshire | #145 | 7 | 1 in 612 |
| Colorado | #159 | 22 | 1 in 737 |
| Florida | #162 | 50 | 1 in 819 |
| Oklahoma | #164 | 21 | 1 in 764 |
| North Dakota | #166 | 6 | 1 in 687 |
| Louisiana | #171 | 33 | 1 in 788 |
| Tennessee | #175 | 30 | 1 in 872 |
| Missouri | #179 | 32 | 1 in 922 |
| Alabama | #185 | 25 | 1 in 860 |
| Maryland | #189 | 19 | 1 in 918 |
| New Mexico | #189 | 10 | 1 in 767 |
| Illinois | #192 | 68 | 1 in 1,028 |
| South Carolina | #196 | 19 | 1 in 890 |
| Virginia | #198 | 27 | 1 in 996 |
| Maine | #201 | 5 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Montana | #203 | 5 | 1 in 835 |
| Indiana | #204 | 29 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Kentucky | #204 | 23 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Kansas | #208 | 13 | 1 in 1,001 |
| North Carolina | #209 | 32 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Ohio | #209 | 56 | 1 in 1,203 |
| Texas | #222 | 90 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Pennsylvania | #224 | 47 | 1 in 1,370 |
| Wisconsin | #225 | 18 | 1 in 1,524 |
| Oregon | #227 | 11 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Michigan | #231 | 38 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Massachusetts | #233 | 20 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Nebraska | #233 | 7 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Hawaii | #236 | 6 | 1 in 772 |
| Minnesota | #243 | 14 | 1 in 1,718 |
| California | #249 | 106 | 1 in 1,357 |
| Connecticut | #250 | 9 | 1 in 1,523 |
| New Jersey | #259 | 24 | 1 in 1,468 |
| Iowa | #262 | 10 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Washington | #268 | 14 | 1 in 1,489 |
| New York | #286 | 61 | 1 in 1,644 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Candice
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 327 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #5,099)
- 2,084 spots since 2020 (#3,015 → #5,099)
- 3,260 spots since 2015 (#1,839 → #5,099)
- Biggest jump: 623 spots in 1945 (#1,364 → #741)
- Biggest drop: 158 spots in 2004 (#920 → #1,078)
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1925
- Peaked 1982 at #78 (3,791 births)
- Births halved by 1991, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 1980–1985
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1945–2003
Share of babies · girls
1 in 447
- Highest: 1 in 447 girls born in 1982 were named Candice (0.22%)
- Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 43.9% of all girls named Candice (29,847) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | #4,426 (1925) | #4,426 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 2,405 | #271 (1949) | #762 |
| 1950s | 6,054 | #278 (1950) | #360 |
| 1960s | 3,505 | #345 (1969) | #570 |
| 1970s | 12,484 | #128 (1979) | #227 |
| 1980s | 29,847 | #78 (1982) | #101 |
| 1990s | 9,868 | #147 (1990) | #367 |
| 2000s | 2,482 | #714 (2000) | #996 |
| 2010s | 1,132 | #1,554 (2011) | #1,870 |
| 2020s | 201 | #3,015 (2020) | #4,484 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Candice in 1976
girls
#202
1,209 births · 1 in 1,212 girls
Top girls' names in 1976
More about 1976
girls
1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,212 of them was named Candice, which outranked 98.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Candice
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.