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girls' name ★ peaked 1982

Candice

Meaning whiteness Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,125 Trend ↓ Falling 60%

A variant of Candace associated with Late Latin candida (“whiteness”) via folk etymology.

Rank 2025
#5,125
among girls · ↓333 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
25
named Candice · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 64,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1982
3,810 babies
All-time total
68,139
#488 all-time among girls
First recorded
1925
in Social Security records

Candice popularity over time

68,139 babies have been named Candice since 1925, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 6 – 6 1 – #4,511
1930s – – – – – –
1940s 2,405 – 2,405 241 – #271
1950s 6,054 – 6,054 605 +152% #278
1960s 3,505 – 3,505 351 -42% #345
1970s 12,484 21 12,505 1,251 +257% #128
1980s 29,847 119 29,966 2,997 +140% #78
1990s 9,868 15 9,883 988 -67% #147
2000s 2,482 – 2,482 248 -75% #715
2010s 1,132 – 1,132 113 -54% #1,557
2020s (to 2025) 201 – 201 34 -70% #3,028

Where Candice is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 19 0.01 outside top 500
2028 17 0.01 outside top 500
2029 16 0.01 outside top 500
2030 14 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Candice

Candice is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,125 in 2025 with 25 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1925, 68,139 American babies have been named Candice. Its peak came in 1982, when 3,810 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Candice stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Candice?

The median living Candice is about 42 years old; half are between 37 and 49. An estimated 64 thousand people named Candice are alive in the United States today.

median 42 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Candice year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,125 – –
2024 28 #4,792 – –
2023 22 #5,590 – –
2022 25 #5,195 – –
2021 48 #3,307 – –
2020 53 #3,028 – –
2019 70 #2,514 – –
2018 73 #2,442 – –
2017 97 #2,022 – –
2016 135 #1,622 – –
2015 112 #1,841 – –
2014 131 #1,635 – –
2013 114 #1,796 – –
2012 120 #1,722 – –
2011 141 #1,557 – –
2010 139 #1,575 – –
2009 182 #1,324 – –
2008 247 #1,058 – –
2007 247 #1,061 – –
2006 250 #1,024 – –
2005 220 #1,079 – –
2004 213 #1,078 – –
2003 258 #920 – –
2002 242 #924 – –
2001 299 #790 – –
2000 324 #715 – –
1995 688 #384 – –
1990 2,117 #147 8 #5,905
1985 3,195 #86 17 #2,847
1980 3,012 #99 11 #3,644
1975 1,125 #220 – –
1970 1,022 #287 – –
1965 259 #596 – –
1960 268 #611 – –
1955 577 #363 – –
1950 764 #278 – –
1945 101 #743 – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 6 #4,511 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Candice

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Candice Bergen Candice Bergen American actress (born 1946) Contemporary
  2. 2 Candice King Candice King American actress (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Candice Swanepoel Candice Swanepoel South African model (born 1988) Contemporary
  4. 4 Candice Patton Candice Patton American actress b. 1985 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Candice Michelle Candice Michelle American model, actress and professional wrestler (born 1978) Contemporary
  6. 6 Candice Night Candice Night American singer (born 1971) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Candice, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Candice?

The median living Candice is about 42 years old. Half of all living Candices are between 37 and 49 years old.

How many people named Candice are alive today?

An estimated 64 thousand people named Candice are alive in the United States, based on 68,139 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Candice mean?

A variant of Candace associated with Late Latin candida (“whiteness”) via folk etymology.

How popular is the name Candice in 2025?

Candice ranked #5,125 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 25 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Candice?

68,139 babies have been named Candice in the United States since 1925, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Candice most popular?

Candice peaked in 1982, when 3,810 newborns received the name.

Is Candice a boy or girl name?

Candice is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Candice rising or falling?

Candice is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Candice become more popular?

Candice is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 14 girls named Candice in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Candice?

Well-known people named Candice include Candice Bergen (actor), Candice King (actor), Candice Swanepoel (model).

Names like Candice

Names that sound and feel close to Candice: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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