Girl name#421 of girl names
Candice
Pronounced K AE1 N D IH0 S (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1982
- 100 years in use
How popular is Candice?
Candice is a girls' name, and first appears in 1925. It has been given to 80,787 children — the 421st most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 68% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1982, when 4,215 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AE1 N D IH0 S
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Candice
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Candice
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Candice?
- Candice ranks 421st among girls' names in US records, with 80,787 births since 1925. Over the past decade it accounts for 873.
- Is Candice a unisex name?
- No. Candice is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Candice most popular?
- 1982, when 4,215 children were given the name. It has been in use for 100 years and is still recorded as of 2024.