ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1925 First Year 2026 Last Year 1982 Peak Year #78 Peak Rank 68K Total Count 85 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Candice What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Candice is a given name and a variant spelling of the name Candace. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice) 📖 ## The Story of Candice Candice first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1925, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 3,791 Candices were born — ranking #78 that year. As of 2026, Candice ranks #6,776 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-67%). In total, more than 68K Candices have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data ⭐ ## Notable people named Candice A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia. * ●Candice Accola , American actress ( The Vampire Diaries ) * ●Candice Carty-Williams , British writer * ●Candice Bergen , American actress ( Murphy Brown ) * ●Candice Bergen (politician) , Canadian MP and minister * ●Candice Bridge , American chemist * ●Candice Farmer , British underwater fashion photographer * ●Candice Glover , American singer * ●Candice Goodwin , chemical engineer and microbiologist turned writer, producer, podcaster and paranormal investigator Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candice) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Candice Phonetically similar names — useful when Candice is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Candis](/candis) * [Kandice](/kandice) * [Kandis](/kandis) * [Candace](/candace) * [Kandace](/kandace) * [Candyce](/candyce) * Qantas * Cantus * [Candies](/candies) * [Candys](/candys) * Canis * Conduce Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Candice What does the name Candice mean? Candice is a given name and a variant spelling of the name Candace. How popular is Candice in 2026? In 2026, Candice ranks #6,776 among girls' names in the U.S., with 16 babies given the name that year. When was Candice most popular? Candice reached its peak popularity in 1982, ranking #78 that year with 3,791 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Candice most popular? Candice has historically been most popular in Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Candice. Is Candice a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Candice is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Candice? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Candice include Marguerite, Sherri, Kiara. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧MargueritePeak #78](/marguerite)[👧SherriPeak #78](/sherri)[👧KiaraPeak #78](/kiara)[👧KatePeak #79](/kate)[👧MolliePeak #79](/mollie)[👧IsabellePeak #79](/isabelle)[👧AnitaPeak #77](/anita)[👧LyndaPeak #77](/lynda) ## About the name Candice Candice is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1925 and has accumulated 68K births in the dataset. Candice's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #78\. Use the chart and map above to compare Candice's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1982 → ](/year/1982) * [ Names of the 1980s → ](/decade/1980s) * [ Names starting with "C" → ](/letter/c) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.