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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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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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—
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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 1960

  • 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: #317 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,020 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #224 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedMNIllinois: #544 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,330 girlsILWisconsin: #481 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,489 girlsWIMichigan: #490 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,887 girlsMINew York: #898 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 16,770 girlsNYMassachusetts: #495 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,785 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedRIOregon: #393 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,234 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #224 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,179 girlsSDIowa: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,020 girlsIAIndiana: #343 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsINOhio: #608 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,765 girlsOHPennsylvania: #688 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,409 girlsPANew Jersey: #570 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 8,258 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #476 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 4,111 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedUTColorado: #463 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,908 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,595 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: #444 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,203 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedARTennessee: #533 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,068 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedOKLouisiana: 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: #1,107 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 16,199 girlsTXFlorida: #680 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,377 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#224 · 1 in 1,103
  2. South Dakota#224 · 1 in 1,179
  3. Washington#317 · 1 in 2,020
  4. Indiana#343 · 1 in 2,963
  5. Iowa#381 · 1 in 4,020

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#22461 in 1,103
South Dakota#22461 in 1,179
Washington#317141 in 2,020
Indiana#343171 in 2,963
Iowa#38171 in 4,020
Oregon#39351 in 3,234
Kansas#44451 in 4,203
Colorado#46351 in 3,908
California#476421 in 4,111
Wisconsin#48161 in 7,489
Michigan#490151 in 5,887
Missouri#49381 in 5,595
Massachusetts#49561 in 8,785
Tennessee#53361 in 6,068
Illinois#544171 in 6,330
New Jersey#57071 in 8,258
Ohio#608121 in 8,765
Florida#68061 in 8,377
Pennsylvania#68891 in 12,409
New York#898101 in 16,770
Texas#1,10771 in 16,199
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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 1960

girls
#610
268 births · 1 in 7,545 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #610Candice268
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 7,545 of them was named Candice, which outranked 91.7% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Candice
  1. #607Marcie271
  2. #607Ruthie271
  3. #609Patrica270
  4. #610Candice268
  5. #610Angel268
  6. #610Gaye268
  7. #610Robert268
  8. #614Caryn267
  9. #614Gena267
  10. #614Vickey267

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →