Candice

Where Candice comes from

A variant of Candace associated with Late Latin candida (“whiteness”) via folk etymology.
— Wiktionary's entry for Candice
  • Ancient Greek
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1925
    First appearance
    #4,426 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1946
    Candice Bergen born
    American actress
  3. 1982
    Peak, #78
    3,791 babies named Candice — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1987
    Candice King born
    American actress and singer
  5. 1991
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #173.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek, variant of Candace.
Namesakes
  • Candice Bergen · American actress, born 1946
  • Candice King · American actress and singer, born 1987
  • Candice Swanepoel · South African model, born 1988
  • Candice Patton · American actress, born 1985
  • Candice Night · American musician, born 1971

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.