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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1968#356622—
1967#409511—
1966#518331—
1965#596259—
1964#751193—
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1962#691222—
1961#664240—
1960#610268—
1959#498384—
1958#468412—
1957#393538—
1956#325721—
1955#363577—
1954#353595—
1953#325644—
1952#294758—
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1950#278764—
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1946#476273—
1945#741101—
1944#1,36435—
1943#1,83422—
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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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedAKMaine: #177 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,114 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 966 girlsNHWashington: #176 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedIDMontana: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #175 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 972 girlsNDMinnesota: #175 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsMNIllinois: #178 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 1,160 girlsILWisconsin: #167 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsWIMichigan: #204 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,785 girlsMINew York: #267 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,304 girlsNYMassachusetts: #235 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,597 girlsMARhode Island: #188 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsRIOregon: #190 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,259 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #155 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 802 girlsSDIowa: #264 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,518 girlsIAIndiana: #242 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsINOhio: #184 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsOHPennsylvania: #280 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,691 girlsPANew Jersey: #262 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,531 girlsNJConnecticut: #170 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsCTCalifornia: #187 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsCAUtah: #277 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,704 girlsUTColorado: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsCONebraska: #247 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsNEMissouri: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,460 girlsMOKentucky: #408 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,793 girlsKYWest Virginia: #308 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,864 girlsWVVirginia: #369 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,885 girlsVAMaryland: #345 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,801 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #262 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,508 girlsNMKansas: #327 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedARTennessee: #463 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,116 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #590 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,654 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,604 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #261 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,968 girlsDCOklahoma: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,330 girlsOKLouisiana: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,800 girlsLAMississippi: 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: #435 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,545 girlsTXFlorida: #282 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,886 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#155 · 1 in 802
  2. New Hampshire#160 · 1 in 966
  3. Wisconsin#167 · 1 in 1,316
  4. Connecticut#170 · 1 in 1,163
  5. North Dakota#175 · 1 in 972

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#15591 in 802
New Hampshire#16051 in 966
Wisconsin#167281 in 1,316
Connecticut#170151 in 1,163
Minnesota#175271 in 1,229
North Dakota#17571 in 972
Washington#176241 in 1,030
Maine#17781 in 1,114
Illinois#178751 in 1,160
Ohio#184631 in 1,351
California#1871011 in 1,124
Rhode Island#18851 in 1,459
Oregon#190121 in 1,259
Montana#19651 in 1,182
Michigan#204411 in 1,785
Massachusetts#235171 in 2,597
Indiana#242191 in 2,203
Nebraska#24761 in 2,208
District of Columbia#26161 in 1,968
New Jersey#262171 in 2,531
New Mexico#26261 in 1,508
Colorado#26481 in 1,816
Iowa#264111 in 2,518
Missouri#265161 in 2,460
New York#267621 in 2,304
Utah#27751 in 1,704
Pennsylvania#280381 in 2,691
Florida#282151 in 1,886
West Virginia#30881 in 2,864
Kansas#32761 in 2,990
Maryland#34561 in 3,801
Virginia#36991 in 3,885
Kentucky#40871 in 4,793
Oklahoma#43051 in 4,330
South Carolina#43261 in 4,604
Texas#435271 in 3,545
Tennessee#46361 in 6,116
Louisiana#56851 in 6,800
North Carolina#59051 in 9,654
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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 1950

girls
#278
764 births · 1 in 2,242 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #278Candice764
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,242 of them was named Candice, which outranked 95.4% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Candice
  1. #275Olivia770
  2. #276Alicia768
  3. #276Cecelia768
  4. #278Candice764
  5. #279Nadine762
  6. #280Cathleen759
  7. #280Madeline759
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →