Recorded 1966–2010 Girls' name Peak 1984 256 births

Kandise — girls' name

256 babies named Kandise in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s271980s1281990s662000s252010s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Kandise was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

23 babies were named Kandise in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kandise

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Kandise between 1966 and 2010, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kandise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kandise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Kandise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kandise in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kandise 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 256 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.

Kandise at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

256

Since 1966

45 years of records

Peak year

1984

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1966

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2010

Kandise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1966

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1984)
23
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
0510152025 20102000199219881984198019761966 5

Kandise by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
128 births that decade — 50% of Kandise's all-time total
1960s51970s271980s1281990s662000s252010s5

Kandise by state

Where Kandise concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kandise
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 2.3%
Texas share of Kandise's total US births 2.3%

6 of 256 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kandise?
256 babies have been named Kandise since 1966. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1984 with 23 births.
When was Kandise most popular?
Kandise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Kandise most popular?
The top states for the name Kandise are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Kandise been used?
Kandise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 45 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Kandise?
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, 1966–2010 (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.