Girls' name · since 1945
Candee
Candee has 886 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 886
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Candee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 886 recorded since 1945.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candee has been recorded 886 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. 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 1998.
- #8,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 886 born since 1945
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candee ranks #8,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 886 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 886
- born since 1945
- 1950s
- peak decade
Candee's 886 recorded births place it above 88.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Candee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candee's full recorded timeline at 1968, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1945, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1998
- Peak year (1970)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Candee by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (252 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Candee's strongest decade.
252 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Candee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s
1950s
252 births
- 1960s
1960s
233 births
- 1970s
1970s
234 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 252 births (28% of all-time use).
How Candee 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 Candee's total volume
Candee by state
Where Candee concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 3.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 18 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.7% |
32 of 886 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Candee's data
- Candee's decade-level peak was the 1950s (252 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Candees (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Candee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1945–1998 (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 Candee 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.