Candis
Candis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Candis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Candis is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Candis
Candis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1889, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1985: 233 births, good for #742 nationwide. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Candiss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2019 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Candiss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Candis
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Names that sound like Candis
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About the name Candis
Candis is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1889 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Candis's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #742. Use the chart and map above to compare Candis'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.