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

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Peak · girls
1982 · 3,791 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
6 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
67,984
since 1925

Candice over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #78, 1982girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#5,09925—
2024#4,77228—
2023#5,54922—
2022#5,17225—
2021#3,29748—
2020#3,01553—
2019#2,50870—
2018#2,43873—
2017#2,01897—
2016#1,622135—
2015#1,839112—
2014#1,634131—
2013#1,792114—
2012#1,719120—
2011#1,554141—
2010#1,574139—
2009#1,322182—
2008#1,057247—
2007#1,059247—
2006#1,024250—
2005#1,078220—
2004#1,078213—
2003#920258—
2002#923242—
2001#789299—
2000#714324—
1999#664345—
1998#593407—
1997#546431—
1996#417609—
1995#384688—
1994#292937—
1993#2521,102—
1992#1981,487—
1991#1731,745#6,5197
1990#1472,117#5,8238
1989#1342,260#3,44616
1988#1302,227#5,2008
1987#1212,291#5,4597
1986#1082,560#4,8538
1985#863,195#2,82817
1984#863,393#3,10714
1983#843,420#3,88410
1982#783,791#2,51819
1981#863,698#4,1539
1980#993,012#3,61511
1979#1282,227#4,0689
1978#1681,615#4,5547
1977#2031,273—
1976#2021,209—
1975#2201,125—
1974#274936—
1973#264946—
1972#2631,002—
1971#2601,129#4,9075
1970#2871,022—
1969#345678—
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1966#518331—
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1960#610268—
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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 1948

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNHWashington: #211 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsWAIdaho: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 860 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #128 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 674 girlsNDMinnesota: #205 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsMNIllinois: #245 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,148 girlsILWisconsin: #154 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsWIMichigan: #214 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsMINew York: #317 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 3,213 girlsNYMassachusetts: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,553 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedRIOregon: #186 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,230 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedSDIowa: #241 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,220 girlsIAIndiana: #193 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,467 girlsINOhio: #198 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,546 girlsOHPennsylvania: #282 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,884 girlsPANew Jersey: #270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsNJConnecticut: #219 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,975 girlsCTCalifornia: #189 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 1,149 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedUTColorado: #333 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,901 girlsCONebraska: #144 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 872 girlsNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,778 girlsMOKentucky: #407 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,961 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedWVVirginia: #486 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,119 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNMKansas: #340 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,517 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #472 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,287 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,090 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedHITexas: #553 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,381 girlsTXFlorida: #412 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#128 · 1 in 674
  2. Nebraska#144 · 1 in 872
  3. Wisconsin#154 · 1 in 1,198
  4. Idaho#169 · 1 in 860
  5. Oregon#186 · 1 in 1,230

Best ever in a state: #41 in Mississippi, 1981.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#128101 in 674
Nebraska#144151 in 872
Wisconsin#154301 in 1,198
Idaho#16971 in 860
Oregon#186121 in 1,230
California#189971 in 1,149
Indiana#193281 in 1,467
Ohio#198551 in 1,546
Minnesota#205181 in 1,775
Washington#211161 in 1,550
Michigan#214361 in 1,931
Connecticut#21991 in 1,975
Massachusetts#232181 in 2,553
Iowa#241121 in 2,220
Illinois#245391 in 2,148
New Jersey#270161 in 2,681
Pennsylvania#282361 in 2,884
Missouri#292141 in 2,778
New York#317441 in 3,213
Colorado#33351 in 2,901
Kansas#34051 in 3,517
Oklahoma#34471 in 3,090
Kentucky#40771 in 4,961
Florida#41271 in 3,826
North Carolina#47281 in 6,287
Virginia#48651 in 7,119
Texas#553171 in 5,381
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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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#4,426 (1925)#4,426
1930s0——
1940s2,405#271 (1949)#762
1950s6,054#278 (1950)#360
1960s3,505#345 (1969)#570
1970s12,484#128 (1979)#227
1980s29,847#78 (1982)#101
1990s9,868#147 (1990)#367
2000s2,482#714 (2000)#996
2010s1,132#1,554 (2011)#1,870
2020s201#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 1948

girls
#307
617 births · 1 in 2,752 girls

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #307Candice617
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 2,752 of them was named Candice, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Candice
  1. #304Bettye635
  2. #305Sharron623
  3. #306Katie622
  4. #307Candice617
  5. #308Bettie616
  6. #308Erma616
  7. #310Amy611
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1948 →