Girls' name · since 1966
Kandise
Since 1966, U.S. Social Security records show 256 babies named Kandise, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandise is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 256 have been recorded since 1966.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandise has been recorded 256 times among girls since 1966, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 2010.
- #17,376 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 256 born since 1966
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandise ranks #17,376 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 256 born since 1966, peaking in the 1980s.
- #17,376 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 256
- born since 1966
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandise's 256 recorded births place it above 75.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Kandise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kandise's full recorded timeline at 1987, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1966, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kandise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2010
- Peak year (1984)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Kandise by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (128 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Kandise's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Kandise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s
1980s
128 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 128 births (50% of all-time use).
Kandise by state
Where Kandise concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 2.3% |
6 of 256 births nationwide.
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What to do with Kandise's data
- Kandise's decade-level peak was the 1980s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Kandises (6 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 Kandise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1966–2010 (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 Kandise 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.