Recorded 1956–1973 Girls' name Peak 1956 31 births

Kande — girls' name

31 babies named Kande in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s111970s5
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Kande was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Kande in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kande

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Kande between 1956 and 1973, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kande currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kande performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Kande shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kande 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 31 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.

Kande at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

31

Since 1956

18 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1956

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1973

Kande popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1956

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 19731961196019591956 8

Kande by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
15 births that decade — 48% of Kande's all-time total
1950s151960s111970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kande?
31 babies have been named Kande since 1956. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Kande most popular?
Kande was most popular in the 1950s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Kande been used?
Kande has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 18 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Kande?
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, 1956–1973 (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.