Candace
#3,167 for girls in 2025, 50 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1984 · 2,668 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 84,938since 1882
Candace over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Candace has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #3,167 | 50 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,639 | 42 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,047 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,639 | 66 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,674 | 64 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,500 | 69 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,784 | 60 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,677 | 64 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,357 | 77 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,972 | 101 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,103 | 92 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,728 | 121 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,977 | 99 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,940 | 101 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,554 | 141 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,621 | 133 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,246 | 198 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,180 | 217 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,037 | 254 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,026 | 249 | — | |
| 2005 | #925 | 269 | — | |
| 2004 | #816 | 307 | — | |
| 2003 | #745 | 341 | — | |
| 2002 | #739 | 330 | — | |
| 2001 | #719 | 339 | — | |
| 2000 | #600 | 421 | — | |
| 1999 | #542 | 465 | — | |
| 1998 | #480 | 535 | — | |
| 1997 | #417 | 625 | — | |
| 1996 | #362 | 760 | — | |
| 1995 | #288 | 967 | — | |
| 1994 | #254 | 1,100 | — | |
| 1993 | #215 | 1,309 | — | |
| 1992 | #186 | 1,661 | — | |
| 1991 | #153 | 1,936 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #142 | 2,162 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #133 | 2,270 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #117 | 2,421 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #120 | 2,329 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #114 | 2,459 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #104 | 2,707 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #102 | 2,668 | #2,824 | 16 |
| 1983 | #104 | 2,698 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #103 | 2,848 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #118 | 2,581 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #134 | 2,187 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #173 | 1,594 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #196 | 1,326 | — | |
| 1977 | #217 | 1,140 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #200 | 1,211 | — | |
| 1975 | #221 | 1,123 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #223 | 1,155 | — | |
| 1973 | #223 | 1,132 | — | |
| 1972 | #223 | 1,254 | — | |
| 1971 | #226 | 1,308 | — | |
| 1970 | #220 | 1,427 | — | |
| 1969 | #234 | 1,298 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #237 | 1,179 | — | |
| 1967 | #250 | 1,118 | — | |
| 1966 | #239 | 1,220 | — | |
| 1965 | #279 | 969 | — | |
| 1964 | #327 | 837 | — | |
| 1963 | #318 | 863 | — | |
| 1962 | #329 | 803 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #349 | 742 | — | |
| 1960 | #325 | 843 | — | |
| 1959 | #304 | 907 | — | |
| 1958 | #317 | 846 | — | |
| 1957 | #252 | 1,156 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #216 | 1,404 | — | |
| 1955 | #214 | 1,413 | — | |
| 1954 | #198 | 1,555 | — | |
| 1953 | #180 | 1,753 | — | |
| 1952 | #171 | 1,835 | — | |
| 1951 | #173 | 1,734 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #172 | 1,648 | — | |
| 1949 | #174 | 1,589 | #3,690 | 5 |
| 1948 | #190 | 1,446 | — | |
| 1947 | #204 | 1,317 | — | |
| 1946 | #227 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1945 | #274 | 632 | — | |
| 1944 | #410 | 307 | — | |
| 1943 | #484 | 233 | — | |
| 1942 | #658 | 129 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,418 | 30 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,347 | 31 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,474 | 26 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,784 | 19 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,773 | 19 | — | |
| 1932 | #2,235 | 14 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | — | |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | — | |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | — | |
| 1927 | #2,256 | 16 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,489 | 14 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | — | |
| 1923 | #2,264 | 16 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | — | |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,996 | 17 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,805 | 19 | — | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | — | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | — | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,210 | 6 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | #1,036 | 6 | — | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #851 | 7 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #678 | 8 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five girls were named Candace! It came in at #678, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Candace is popular in 1972
- 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
- Hawaii#101 · 1 in 342
- North Dakota#109 · 1 in 396
- Rhode Island#119 · 1 in 519
- Delaware#137 · 1 in 511
- Alabama#143 · 1 in 619
Best ever in a state: #35 in Mississippi, 1987.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #101 | 13 | 1 in 342 |
| North Dakota | #109 | 10 | 1 in 396 |
| Rhode Island | #119 | 10 | 1 in 519 |
| Delaware | #137 | 6 | 1 in 511 |
| Alabama | #143 | 39 | 1 in 619 |
| Oklahoma | #144 | 25 | 1 in 652 |
| South Carolina | #144 | 30 | 1 in 640 |
| South Dakota | #147 | 7 | 1 in 546 |
| Utah | #149 | 17 | 1 in 619 |
| Louisiana | #153 | 40 | 1 in 663 |
| Mississippi | #153 | 27 | 1 in 642 |
| Tennessee | #156 | 39 | 1 in 726 |
| Oregon | #175 | 16 | 1 in 790 |
| Arkansas | #176 | 18 | 1 in 727 |
| Indiana | #178 | 41 | 1 in 903 |
| North Carolina | #179 | 41 | 1 in 895 |
| Iowa | #180 | 21 | 1 in 830 |
| Georgia | #181 | 43 | 1 in 837 |
| Connecticut | #185 | 16 | 1 in 989 |
| Kentucky | #186 | 26 | 1 in 914 |
| West Virginia | #186 | 13 | 1 in 938 |
| Florida | #189 | 50 | 1 in 890 |
| Montana | #194 | 5 | 1 in 776 |
| Michigan | #199 | 56 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Idaho | #201 | 6 | 1 in 789 |
| Maryland | #203 | 22 | 1 in 936 |
| Nebraska | #204 | 9 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Missouri | #205 | 31 | 1 in 1,009 |
| Wisconsin | #210 | 22 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Virginia | #212 | 27 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Colorado | #213 | 16 | 1 in 984 |
| Washington | #222 | 18 | 1 in 1,066 |
| Pennsylvania | #228 | 55 | 1 in 1,311 |
| Kansas | #229 | 11 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Ohio | #230 | 60 | 1 in 1,241 |
| Maine | #231 | 5 | 1 in 1,308 |
| District of Columbia | #238 | 7 | 1 in 1,058 |
| Massachusetts | #241 | 22 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Texas | #262 | 74 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Illinois | #265 | 50 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Minnesota | #271 | 13 | 1 in 1,851 |
| Arizona | #277 | 11 | 1 in 1,316 |
| California | #280 | 94 | 1 in 1,458 |
| New York | #325 | 58 | 1 in 1,911 |
| New Mexico | #336 | 5 | 1 in 1,528 |
| New Jersey | #361 | 17 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Candace
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 472 spots since 2024 (#3,639 → #3,167)
- 667 spots since 2020 (#2,500 → #3,167)
- 1,064 spots since 2015 (#2,103 → #3,167)
- Biggest jump: 760 spots in 1942 (#1,418 → #658)
- Biggest drop: 576 spots in 1895 (#850 → #1,426)
Rise & fade · girls
102 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 1984 at #102 (2,668 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1942–2005
Share of babies · girls
1 in 595
- Highest: 1 in 595 girls born in 1982 were named Candace (0.17%)
- Latest: 1 in 32,145 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #102 in 1984, was only 1 in 631 (0.16%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 29.6% of all girls named Candace (25,168) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 27 | #678 (1882) | #925 |
| 1890s | 36 | #850 (1894) | #1,293 |
| 1900s | 27 | #1,319 (1900) | #1,588 |
| 1910s | 112 | #1,620 (1912) | #2,412 |
| 1920s | 135 | #2,011 (1929) | #2,617 |
| 1930s | 146 | #1,474 (1939) | #2,396 |
| 1940s | 6,715 | #174 (1949) | #539 |
| 1950s | 14,251 | #171 (1952) | #220 |
| 1960s | 9,872 | #234 (1969) | #289 |
| 1970s | 12,670 | #173 (1979) | #212 |
| 1980s | 25,168 | #102 (1984) | #115 |
| 1990s | 11,520 | #142 (1990) | #304 |
| 2000s | 2,925 | #600 (2000) | #903 |
| 2010s | 989 | #1,554 (2011) | #2,071 |
| 2020s | 345 | #2,500 (2020) | #2,944 |
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.
Candace in 1972
girls
#223
1,254 births · 1 in 1,213 girls
Top girls' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,213 of them was named Candace, which outranked 97.7% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).