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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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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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 1973

  • 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: #167 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 837 girlsNHWashington: #372 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,348 girlsWAIdaho: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 606 girlsIDMontana: #190 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 753 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #299 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsMNIllinois: #291 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,672 girlsILWisconsin: #232 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsWIMichigan: #216 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsMINew York: #351 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsNYMassachusetts: #262 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedRIOregon: #348 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,053 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: #240 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,482 girlsIAIndiana: #218 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,182 girlsINOhio: #260 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,561 girlsOHPennsylvania: #282 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsPANew Jersey: #299 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,736 girlsNJConnecticut: #378 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsCTCalifornia: #257 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 1,321 girlsCAUtah: #118 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 452 girlsUTColorado: #253 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,204 girlsCONebraska: #193 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 903 girlsNEMissouri: #276 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsMOKentucky: #246 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsKYWest Virginia: #227 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsWVVirginia: #211 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,080 girlsVAMaryland: #170 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 818 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Candice, so not publishedDEArizona: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsAZNew Mexico: #287 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsNMKansas: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsKSArkansas: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsARTennessee: #256 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,444 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #227 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #183 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 835 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #210 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 913 girlsDCOklahoma: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,398 girlsOKLouisiana: #230 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,070 girlsLAMississippi: #191 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 863 girlsMSAlabama: #165 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 741 girlsALGeorgia: #198 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 946 girlsGAHawaii: #257 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 907 girlsHITexas: #317 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,716 girlsTXFlorida: #269 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#118 · 1 in 452
  2. Alabama#165 · 1 in 741
  3. New Hampshire#167 · 1 in 837
  4. Maryland#170 · 1 in 818
  5. Idaho#171 · 1 in 606

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#118241 in 452
Alabama#165311 in 741
New Hampshire#16751 in 837
Maryland#170231 in 818
Idaho#17181 in 606
South Carolina#183221 in 835
Montana#19051 in 753
Mississippi#191191 in 863
Nebraska#193101 in 903
Georgia#198361 in 946
District of Columbia#21071 in 913
Virginia#211261 in 1,080
Michigan#216511 in 1,155
Indiana#218301 in 1,182
North Carolina#227291 in 1,203
West Virginia#227101 in 1,138
Louisiana#230241 in 1,070
Wisconsin#232181 in 1,493
Iowa#240111 in 1,482
Kentucky#246171 in 1,364
Arkansas#251101 in 1,246
Colorado#253131 in 1,204
Tennessee#256191 in 1,444
California#257991 in 1,321
Hawaii#25751 in 907
Ohio#260451 in 1,561
Massachusetts#262181 in 1,762
Oklahoma#268111 in 1,398
Florida#269301 in 1,432
Missouri#276171 in 1,715
Kansas#27981 in 1,496
Pennsylvania#282391 in 1,732
New Mexico#28761 in 1,241
Illinois#291421 in 1,672
Minnesota#299101 in 2,278
New Jersey#299221 in 1,736
Texas#317551 in 1,716
Arizona#33991 in 1,642
Oregon#34861 in 2,053
New York#351481 in 2,153
Washington#37281 in 2,348
Connecticut#37861 in 2,450
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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 1973

girls
#264
946 births · 1 in 1,541 girls

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #264Candice946
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,541 of them was named Candice, which outranked 97.3% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Candice
  1. #260Jane957
  2. #262Sally951
  3. #263Hope950
  4. #264Candice946
  5. #265Vickie938
  6. #266Cheri936
  7. #267Marcia935
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →