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
Candice through the years
  1. 1925
    First appearance
    #4,426 among girls with 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, the most in any year.
  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.