Girls' name · since 1946
Candiss
286 babies named Candiss in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candiss is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 286 have been recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Candiss recorded 286 times among girls since 1946, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1992.
- #16,318 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candiss ranks #16,318 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,318 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candiss's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Candiss's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candiss's full recorded timeline at 1978, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candiss popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1992
- Peak year (1981)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Candiss by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (165 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Candiss's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Candiss births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
165 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 165 births (58% of all-time use).
Candiss by state
Where Candiss concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.7% |
6 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Candiss's data
- Candiss's decade-level peak was the 1980s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Candisss (6 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Candiss: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1946–1992 (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 Candiss 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.