Girls' name · since 1946
Candise
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 1,153 babies named Candise, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,153
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,153 girls have been named Candise since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Candise has 1,153 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1946 to 2007.
- #6,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,153 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candise ranks #6,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,153 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,153
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candise's 1,153 recorded births place it above 90.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Candise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Candise splits its recorded history at 1974: 68% of all births land in the more recent half, 32% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Candise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2007
- Peak year (1987)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Candise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (533 births, 46% of the file).
1980s was Candise's strongest decade.
533 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Candise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 152
1950s
152 births
- 1960s 105
1960s
105 births
- 1970s 141
1970s
141 births
- 1980s
1980s
533 births
- 1990s 149
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 533 births (46% of all-time use).
How Candise 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 Candise's total volume
Candise by state
Where Candise concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 4.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 43 | 3.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #6 | New York | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 6 | 0.5% |
47 of 1,153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Candise appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Candise's data
- Candise's decade-level peak was the 1980s (533 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Candises (47 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 Candise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1946–2007 (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 Candise 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.