Kanessa vs Kandace

Side-by-side comparison of Kanessa and Kandace — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Kanessa

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Name B

Kandace

Girl name · Rank #13628

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Metric Kanessa Kandace
Current Rank Unranked #13628
Total Births (all years) 48 6,315
Peak Year 1980 1988
Peak Year Births 7 279
Peak Decade 1990ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1945

Births by Decade

Decade Kanessa Kandace
1940ss — 151
1950ss — 412
1960ss — 516
1970ss 5 687
1980ss 13 1,955
1990ss 20 1,607
2000ss 10 646
2010ss — 273
2020ss — 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kanessa Kandace
2014 — 34
2015 — 22
2016 — 22
2017 — 19
2018 — 18
2019 — 20
2020 — 17
2021 — 13
2022 — 14
2023 — 18
2024 — 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–2008.

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