Recorded 1964–1995 Girls' name Peak 1989 91 births

Kandance — girls' name

91 babies named Kandance in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s131980s451990s28
1980s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Kandance was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

11 babies were named Kandance in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kandance

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Kandance between 1964 and 1995, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kandance currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kandance performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kandance shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kandance 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 91 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.

Kandance at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

91

Since 1964

32 years of records

Peak year

1989

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1964

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1995

Kandance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1964

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1989)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 19951992198919861984198119721964 5

Kandance by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
45 births that decade — 49% of Kandance's all-time total
1960s51970s131980s451990s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kandance?
91 babies have been named Kandance since 1964. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1989 with 11 births.
When was Kandance most popular?
Kandance was most popular in the 1980s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Kandance been used?
Kandance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 32 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Kandance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1964–1995 (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.