Girls' name · since 1925
Candice
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 67,984 babies named Candice, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,117 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,984
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Candice is the #5117 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 67,984 recorded since 1925.
Candice has 67,984 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5117 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #488 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,117 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 67,984 born since 1925
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candice ranks #488 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,117 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 67,984 born since 1925, peaking in the 1980s.
- #488 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,117 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 67,984
- born since 1925
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candice's 67,984 recorded births place it above 99.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Candice compares
67,984 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Candice's all-time total is 181x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Candice | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67,984 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,791 | 21 | 19,840 |
Candice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Candice splits its recorded history at 1984: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1925 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 3,791 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Candice popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 3,791
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Candice popularity over time - boys
155 total births recorded since 1971 (Candice as boys' name)
Candice by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (29,847 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Candice's strongest decade.
29,847 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Candice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 2,405
1940s
2,405 births
- 1950s 6,054
1950s
6,054 births
- 1960s 3,505
1960s
3,505 births
- 1970s
1970s
12,484 births
- 1980s
1980s
29,847 births
- 1990s 9,868
1990s
9,868 births
- 2000s 2,482
2000s
2,482 births
- 2010s 1,132
2010s
1,132 births
- 2020s 201
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29,847 births (44% of all-time use).
How Candice 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 Candice's total volume
Candice by state
Where Candice concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,442 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,313 | 7.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,868 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 3,435 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,784 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 2,569 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 2,551 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,396 | 3.5% |
8,442 of 67,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Candice appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Candice's data
- Candice's decade-level peak was the 1980s (29,847 total births); usage has since declined to 201 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Candices (8,442 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 Candice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Candice 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.