Girls' name · since 1987
Kandyse
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 24 babies named Kandyse, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
24 girls have been named Kandyse since 1987, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandyse has been recorded 24 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 1993.
- #43,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1987
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandyse ranks #43,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1987, peaking in the 1980s.
- #43,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1987
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kandyse's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Kandyse's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kandyse's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kandyse popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1993
- Peak year (1988)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Kandyse by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Kandyse's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Kandyse births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Kandyse's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kandyse: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1987–1993 (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 Kandyse 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.