Candice
Candice is a given name and a variant spelling of the name Candace.
- English
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.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
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. The name hit its high-water mark in 1982: 3,791 births, good for #78 nationwide. About 44% of every Candice on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Candice ranks #6,776 for baby girls with 16 births, falling sharply (-67%). All told, over 68K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Candice
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Candice. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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
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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.
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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.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . 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 (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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.