Girls' name · since 1945
Kandice
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 6,823 babies named Kandice, peaking in 1985. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,823
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandice sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 6,823 recorded since 1945.
Kandice has 6,823 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 2023.
- #2,101 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,823 born since 1945
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandice ranks #2,101 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,823 born since 1945, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,101 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,823
- born since 1945
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandice's 6,823 recorded births place it above 97.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
36 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Kandice's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kandice's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 298, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kandice popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2023
- Peak year (1985)
- 298
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Kandice by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,620 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Kandice's strongest decade.
2,620 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Kandice births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s 332
1950s
332 births
- 1960s 302
1960s
302 births
- 1970s 931
1970s
931 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,620 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,494 births
- 2000s 695
2000s
695 births
- 2010s 335
2010s
335 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,620 births (38% of all-time use).
How Kandice 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 Kandice's total volume
Kandice by state
Where Kandice concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 715 | 10.5% |
| #2 | California | | 691 | 10.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 225 | 3.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 206 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 182 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 172 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 159 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 149 | 2.2% |
715 of 6,823 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.
Kandice appears in 36 states. Explore state details →
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- Kandice's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,620 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kandices (715 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Kandice: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1945–2023 (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 Kandice 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.