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 1977
- 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
- Alaska#93 · 1 in 303
- Delaware#122 · 1 in 465
- Utah#133 · 1 in 588
- Alabama#134 · 1 in 605
- South Carolina#137 · 1 in 585
Best ever in a state: #41 in Mississippi, 1981.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #93 | 8 | 1 in 303 |
| Delaware | #122 | 6 | 1 in 465 |
| Utah | #133 | 25 | 1 in 588 |
| Alabama | #134 | 38 | 1 in 605 |
| South Carolina | #137 | 30 | 1 in 585 |
| Tennessee | #142 | 40 | 1 in 701 |
| Georgia | #144 | 48 | 1 in 684 |
| Oklahoma | #145 | 25 | 1 in 677 |
| Nebraska | #153 | 14 | 1 in 718 |
| Missouri | #159 | 39 | 1 in 794 |
| North Dakota | #159 | 6 | 1 in 743 |
| New Mexico | #163 | 12 | 1 in 671 |
| District of Columbia | #168 | 9 | 1 in 672 |
| Maryland | #169 | 23 | 1 in 802 |
| Oregon | #169 | 17 | 1 in 866 |
| Louisiana | #176 | 34 | 1 in 823 |
| North Carolina | #177 | 40 | 1 in 827 |
| New Hampshire | #182 | 5 | 1 in 907 |
| Arizona | #191 | 19 | 1 in 839 |
| Florida | #195 | 43 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Massachusetts | #198 | 27 | 1 in 1,089 |
| Montana | #200 | 5 | 1 in 867 |
| California | #204 | 146 | 1 in 1,024 |
| Texas | #207 | 98 | 1 in 1,025 |
| New York | #210 | 95 | 1 in 1,072 |
| Virginia | #212 | 25 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Indiana | #214 | 29 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Kentucky | #218 | 21 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Connecticut | #224 | 11 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Michigan | #225 | 44 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Idaho | #227 | 6 | 1 in 1,046 |
| New Jersey | #227 | 30 | 1 in 1,223 |
| Mississippi | #238 | 15 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Washington | #238 | 17 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Arkansas | #239 | 11 | 1 in 1,181 |
| Ohio | #239 | 47 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Colorado | #247 | 13 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Iowa | #250 | 12 | 1 in 1,578 |
| Kansas | #259 | 9 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Hawaii | #262 | 5 | 1 in 933 |
| Pennsylvania | #266 | 38 | 1 in 1,747 |
| Illinois | #273 | 46 | 1 in 1,572 |
| Wisconsin | #286 | 14 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Minnesota | #302 | 11 | 1 in 2,353 |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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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 1977
girls
#203
1,273 births · 1 in 1,204 girls
Top girls' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,204 of them was named Candice, which outranked 98.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Candice
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.