Kanya vs Kandace

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

Name A

Kanya

Girl name

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Name B

Kandace

Girl name · Rank #13628

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Metric Kanya Kandace
Current Rank Unranked #13628
Total Births (all years) 593 6,315
Peak Year 2007 1988
Peak Year Births 46 279
Peak Decade 2000ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1972 1945

Births by Decade

Decade Kanya Kandace
1940ss — 151
1950ss — 412
1960ss — 516
1970ss 78 687
1980ss 45 1,955
1990ss 74 1,607
2000ss 286 646
2010ss 86 273
2020ss 24 68

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Kanya Kandace
2014 8 34
2015 5 22
2016 6 22
2017 7 19
2018 7 18
2019 8 20
2020 9 17
2021 — 13
2022 8 14
2023 7 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, 1972–2023.

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