Candis

Where Candis comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Candis.

Candis through the years
  1. 1889
    First appearance
    #1,147 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1924
    Candis Pettway born
    American artist
  3. 1984
    Peak, #730
    224 babies named Candis, its best rank.
  4. 1990
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,479.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Candis Pettway · American artist, 1924–1997

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.