Girls' name · since 1945
Candance
2,294 babies named Candance in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,294
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candance is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,294 have been recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candance has been recorded 2,294 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2008.
- #4,293 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,294 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candance ranks #4,293 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,294 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,293 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,294
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candance's 2,294 recorded births place it above 94.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Candance's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Candance's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Candance popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2008
- Peak year (1981)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Candance by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (729 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Candance's strongest decade.
729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Candance births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 103
1940s
103 births
- 1950s 245
1950s
245 births
- 1960s
1960s
329 births
- 1970s
1970s
539 births
- 1980s
1980s
729 births
- 1990s 281
1990s
281 births
- 2000s 68
2000s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 729 births (32% of all-time use).
How Candance compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Candance's total volume
Candance by state
Where Candance concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 116 | 5.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 59 | 2.6% |
| #3 | California | | 42 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 36 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 22 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 22 | 1.0% |
116 of 2,294 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Candance appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Candance's data
- Candance's decade-level peak was the 1980s (729 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Candances (116 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candance: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~63 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Candance draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.