Kandace Girl
How popular is Kandace?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Kandace in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
6,019living people named Kandace (est.)
38median age of people named Kandace
6,323babies named Kandace since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Kandace popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 1544 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-68% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,831 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1988 (279 girls) |
| Highest rank | #691 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kandace counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Candace family of names ranked #2,207 for girls in 2025 (#2,423 the year before), with 57 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Candace | 50 | 88% |
| Kandace | 7 | 12% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kandace by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 151 | #1,436 |
| 1950s | 412 | #1,346 |
| 1960s | 516 | #1,201 |
| 1970s | 687 | #1,389 |
| 1980s | 1,955 | #691 |
| 1990s | 1,607 | #753 |
| 2000s | 646 | #2,072 |
| 2010s | 273 | #3,710 |
| 2020s | 76 | #6,321 |
Girl names about as popular as Kandace
Questions
- Is Kandace a boy or girl name?
- Kandace is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kandace were girls.
- How popular is the name Kandace?
- 7 baby girls were named Kandace in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Kandace most popular?
- Kandace peaked in 1988, when 279 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #691 in 1988.
- How many people are named Kandace?
- 6,323 babies have been named Kandace in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,019 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.