Candis

Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539

Peak · girls
1984 · 224 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
5,164
since 1889

Candis over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Candis has never cracked the top 700 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #730, 1984girls
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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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Yeargirls
rankbirths
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2020—
2019#15,5395
2018—
2017—
2016—
2015—
2014—
2013—
2012#13,4837
2011#16,7645
2010#9,79011
2009#9,37912
2008#12,5798
2007#15,4916
2006#9,28612
2005#8,88312
2004#9,26411
2003#8,50512
2002#7,81613
2001#6,06718
2000#4,98123
1999#4,08828
1998#3,30137
1997#3,36534
1996#3,36134
1995#2,65046
1994#2,66146
1993#2,28956
1992#1,89474
1991#1,65690
1990#1,479105
1989#1,106151
1988#1,020159
1987#854200
1986#867191
1985#742233
1984#730224
1983#780205
1982#768214
1981#801201
1980#955155
1979#1,30196
1978#1,63365
1977#1,70161
1976#1,79452
1975#2,19638
1974#2,17237
1973#1,97941
1972#1,89044
1971#1,96643
1970#1,75551
1969#1,83545
1968#1,83442
1967#1,61749
1966#1,71543
1965#1,85438
1964#1,48258
1963#1,62349
1962#1,65147
1961#1,45459
1960#1,63747
1959#1,31566
1958#1,11290
1957#1,08393
1956#861134
1955#1,10282
1954#1,08682
1953#1,11276
1952#1,15667
1951#97092
1950#91694
1949#879100
1948#88596
1947#99279
1946#1,17953
1945#1,37434
1944#2,28715
1943#2,35215
1942#2,98610
1941—
1940—
1939—
1938—
1937#3,4347
1936#3,1038
1935—
1934#4,2865
1933—
1932#3,5687
1931#2,75010
1930#3,6587
1929#4,5705
1928#3,1649
1927#4,8055
1926—
1925#4,4266
1924—
1923#4,9675
1922—
1921#3,4009
1920#4,3986
1919#2,51513
1918#2,37614
1917#2,42813
1916#4,4175
1915#2,68810
1914#2,8767
1913#2,3318
1912—
1911#2,1916
1910#1,9357
1909#2,2085
1908#1,8626
1907#2,0615
1906#1,9515
1905#1,9315
1904—
1903—
1902#1,2199
1901—
1900—
1899#1,3946
1898#1,7005
1897—
1896—
1895—
1894—
1893#1,1757
1892—
1891#1,0937
1890#1,3385
1889#1,1476
1888—
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1886—
1885—
1884—
1883—
1882—
1881—
1880—
First appearance
1889

The first year at least five girls were named Candis! It came in at #1,147, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1892, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Candis is popular in 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #795 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,258 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedWIMichigan: #600 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,270 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedIAIndiana: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,423 girlsINOhio: #688 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,523 girlsOHPennsylvania: #732 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,691 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,160 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 11,951 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #638 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,249 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #571 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,963 girlsVAMaryland: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,102 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedDEArizona: #598 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,072 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedARTennessee: #322 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,171 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,634 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #494 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,289 girlsLAMississippi: #269 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsMSAlabama: #428 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsALGeorgia: #546 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,355 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Candis, so not publishedHITexas: #1,122 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 11,715 girlsTXFlorida: #719 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 6,311 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#269 · 1 in 1,478
  2. Tennessee#322 · 1 in 2,171
  3. Alabama#428 · 1 in 3,076
  4. Louisiana#494 · 1 in 3,289
  5. South Carolina#495 · 1 in 3,634

Best ever in a state: #224 in Mississippi, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#26991 in 1,478
Tennessee#322131 in 2,171
Alabama#42871 in 3,076
Louisiana#49481 in 3,289
South Carolina#49551 in 3,634
Georgia#54691 in 4,355
Virginia#57171 in 4,963
Maryland#59451 in 5,102
Arizona#59861 in 4,072
Michigan#600111 in 5,270
Missouri#63851 in 6,249
Indiana#65351 in 6,423
Ohio#68891 in 7,523
Florida#719111 in 6,311
Pennsylvania#73291 in 7,691
Illinois#795101 in 7,258
Texas#1,122111 in 11,715
California#1,160181 in 11,951
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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 Candis
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
  • Biggest jump: 346 spots in 1980 (#1,301 → #955)
  • Biggest drop: 222 spots in 1957 (#861 → #1,083)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1889
  • Peaked 1984 at #730 (224 births)
  • Births halved by 1990, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 1980–1987
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,386
  • Highest: 1 in 7,386 girls born in 1985 were named Candis (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 335,673 girls born in 2019 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #730 in 1984, was only 1 in 7,517 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 37.4% of all girls named Candis (1,933) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#1,147 (1889)#1,147
1890s30#1,093 (1891)#1,340
1900s35#1,219 (1902)#1,872
1910s83#1,935 (1910)#2,640
1920s45#3,164 (1928)#4,247
1930s44#2,750 (1931)#3,467
1940s402#879 (1949)#1,617
1950s876#861 (1956)#1,071
1960s477#1,454 (1961)#1,670
1970s528#1,301 (1979)#1,839
1980s1,933#730 (1984)#862
1990s550#1,479 (1990)#2,674
2000s127#4,981 (2000)#9,225
2010s28#9,790 (2010)#13,894

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.

Candis in 1987

girls
#854
200 births · 1 in 8,693 girls

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #854Candis200
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 8,693 of them was named Candis, which outranked 93.6% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Candis
  1. #850Josie202
  2. #852Maira201
  3. #852Shawn201
  4. #854Candis200
  5. #854Ashlea200
  6. #854Eden200
  7. #854Vicky200
  8. #858Delia199
  9. #858Samatha199
  10. #860Latosha198

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →