Girls' name · since 1945
Kandee
Kandee has 505 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
505 girls have been named Kandee since 1945, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Kandee recorded 505 times among girls since 1945, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2003.
- #11,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 505 born since 1945
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandee ranks #11,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 505 born since 1945, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 505
- born since 1945
- 1960s
- peak decade
Kandee's 505 recorded births place it above 83.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kandee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kandee's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kandee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2003
- Peak year (1964)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Kandee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (159 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Kandee's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Kandee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
112 births
- 1960s
1960s
159 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 159 births (31% of all-time use).
How Kandee 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 Kandee's total volume
Kandee by state
Where Kandee concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.4% |
12 of 505 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kandee's data
- Kandee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kandees (12 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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Related Names
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kandee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1945–2003 (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 Kandee 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.