Girls' name · since 1969

Cantrece

24 babies named Cantrece in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#43,502 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade

Cantrece is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1969.

Social Security Administration records show Cantrece recorded 24 times among girls since 1969, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1974.

  • #43,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 24 born since 1969
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cantrece ranks #43,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.

#43,502 of 72,339
all-time among girls
24
born since 1969
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Cantrece's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Cantrece's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Cantrece splits its recorded history at 1971: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Cantrece popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1974

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1969)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1969197019711974 5

Cantrece by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 71% of the file).

1970s was Cantrece's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Cantrece births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cantrece?
Cantrece has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #43,502 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1974. 7 babies were born in 1969, its single highest year.
Where does Cantrece sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cantrece ranks #43,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Cantrece most popular?
Cantrece was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
How long has the name Cantrece been used?
The SSA has tracked Cantrece since 1969 -- 6 years through the most recent 1974 data.
What names are similar to Cantrece?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Cantrece: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1969–1974 (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 Cantrece 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.