Girls' name · since 1946
Candence
161 babies named Candence in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
161 girls have been named Candence since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candence has been recorded 161 times among girls since 1946, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2016.
- #22,042 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 161 born since 1946
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candence ranks #22,042 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 161 born since 1946, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 161
- born since 1946
- 2000s
- peak decade
Candence's 161 recorded births place it above 69.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Candence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candence's full recorded timeline at 2005, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candence popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2016
- Peak year (2005)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Candence by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Candence's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Candence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (43% of all-time use).
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- Candence's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2010s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Candence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1946–2016 (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 Candence 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.