How popular is the name Candace?

Candace ranks 385th among girls' names in US records, with 91,362 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 858.

Is Candace a unisex name?

No. Candace is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1982, when 2,994 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#385 of girl names

Pronounced K AE1 N D AH0 S (ARPABET)

Candace is a girls' name, and first appears in 1882. It has been given to 91,362 children — the 385th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 62% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1982, when 2,994 children were given it.

1982Girls: 2,994Boys: 11

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Candace?: Candace ranks 385th among girls' names in US records, with 91,362 births since 1882. Over the past decade it accounts for 858.
Is Candace a unisex name?: No. Candace is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Candace most popular?: 1982, when 2,994 children were given the name. It has been in use for 143 years and is still recorded as of 2024.