Recorded 1946–2007 Girls' name Peak 1987 1,153 births

Candise — girls' name

1,153 babies named Candise in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s501950s1521960s1051970s1411980s5331990s1492000s23
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Candise was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

70 babies were named Candise in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Candise

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,153 babies named Candise between 1946 and 2007, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Candise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Candise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 533 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Candise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Candise in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Candise in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,153 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Candise at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

1,153

Since 1946

62 years of records

Peak year

1987

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1946

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2007

Candise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1946

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1987)
70
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Candise by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
533 births that decade — 46% of Candise's all-time total
1940s501950s1521960s1051970s1411980s5331990s1492000s23

Candise by state

Where Candise concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Candise
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%
California share of Candise's total US births 4.1%
Even split

47 of 1,153 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Candise appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Candise?
1,153 babies have been named Candise since 1946. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1987 with 70 births.
When was Candise most popular?
Candise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 533 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Candise most popular?
The top states for the name Candise are California (47 births), Texas (43 births), Illinois (17 births).
How long has the name Candise been used?
Candise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 62 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Candise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Candace, Candice, Candy, Candi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1946–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.