Girls' name · since 1945
Kandace
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 6,323 babies named Kandace, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,080 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,323
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kandace is the #12080 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 6,323 recorded since 1945.
Social Security Administration records show Kandace recorded 6,323 times among girls since 1945, holding rank #12080 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, 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 1945 to 2025.
- #2,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,080 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,323 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandace ranks #2,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,080 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,323 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,080 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,323
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandace's 6,323 recorded births place it above 96.93% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kandace compares
6,323 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Kandace's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kandace | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,323 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 279 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kandace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kandace's full recorded timeline at 1985, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 279 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kandace popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2025
- Peak year (1988)
- 279
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Kandace by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,955 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Kandace's strongest decade.
1,955 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kandace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 151
1940s
151 births
- 1950s 412
1950s
412 births
- 1960s 516
1960s
516 births
- 1970s 687
1970s
687 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,955 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,607 births
- 2000s 646
2000s
646 births
- 2010s 273
2010s
273 births
- 2020s 76
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,955 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kandace 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 Kandace's total volume
Kandace by state
Where Kandace concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 629 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 536 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 174 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 161 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 156 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 151 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 149 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 130 | 2.1% |
629 of 6,323 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Kandace appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kandace's data
- Kandace's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,955 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kandaces (629 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Kandace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~80 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, 1945–2025 (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 Kandace 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.