Girls' name · since 1946
Kandyce
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 1,428 babies named Kandyce, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,428
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandyce is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,428 have been recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandyce has been recorded 1,428 times among girls since 1946, 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 1946 to 2019.
- #5,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,428 born since 1946
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandyce ranks #5,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,428 born since 1946, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,428
- born since 1946
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandyce's 1,428 recorded births place it above 91.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Kandyce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kandyce splits its recorded history at 1984: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1946 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 60 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kandyce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2019
- Peak year (1991)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kandyce by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (400 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Kandyce's strongest decade.
400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Kandyce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 100
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s
1980s
400 births
- 1990s
1990s
347 births
- 2000s
2000s
271 births
- 2010s 131
2010s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 400 births (28% of all-time use).
How Kandyce 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 Kandyce's total volume
Kandyce by state
Where Kandyce concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 110 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 105 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 8 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
110 of 1,428 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Kandyce's data
- Kandyce's decade-level peak was the 1980s (400 total births); usage has since declined to 131 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kandyces (110 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kandyce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1946–2019 (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 Kandyce 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.