Recorded 1945–2003 Girls' name Peak 1964 505 births

Kandee — girls' name

505 babies named Kandee in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s391950s1121960s1591970s1041980s471990s272000s17
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Kandee was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

20 babies were named Kandee in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kandee

The Social Security Administration has registered 505 babies named Kandee between 1945 and 2003, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kandee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kandee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 159 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Kandee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kandee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kandee 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 505 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.

Kandee at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

505

Since 1945

59 years of records

Peak year

1964

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1945

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2003

Kandee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1945

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1964)
20
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 200319901982197519691963195719501945 7

Kandee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
159 births that decade — 31% of Kandee's all-time total
1940s391950s1121960s1591970s1041980s471990s272000s17

Kandee by state

Where Kandee concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kandee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.4%
California share of Kandee's total US births 2.4%

12 of 505 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kandee?
505 babies have been named Kandee since 1945. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1964 with 20 births.
When was Kandee most popular?
Kandee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 159 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Kandee most popular?
The top states for the name Kandee are California (12 births).
How long has the name Kandee been used?
Kandee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 59 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Kandee?
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, 1945–2003 (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.