# Candace (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/candace/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæn.dɪs/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Candy, Candi |
| Variant spellings | Candice |
| US babies named this | 85,097 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 159 / 84,938 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 139, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Candacē, from Ancient Greek Κανδάκη (Kandákē), from Meroitic 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡 (kdke /⁠kandakə⁠/), a hereditary title of ancient queens of Napata (northern Sudan).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 141 | 1,556 |
| 2012 | 101 | 1,942 |
| 2013 | 99 | 1,978 |
| 2014 | 121 | 1,730 |
| 2015 | 92 | 2,104 |
| 2016 | 101 | 1,975 |
| 2017 | 77 | 2,363 |
| 2018 | 64 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 60 | 2,788 |
| 2020 | 69 | 2,506 |
| 2021 | 64 | 2,684 |
| 2022 | 66 | 2,640 |
| 2023 | 54 | 3,051 |
| 2024 | 42 | 3,655 |
| 2025 | 50 | 3,173 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6 | 4,869 |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,963 |
| 1979 | 6 | 5,448 |
| 1980 | 11 | 3,643 |
| 1981 | 6 | 5,594 |
| 1982 | 11 | 3,722 |
| 1983 | 10 | 3,914 |
| 1984 | 16 | 2,839 |
| 1985 | 9 | 4,375 |
| 1986 | 10 | 4,168 |
| 1987 | 8 | 5,037 |
| 1988 | 6 | 6,537 |
| 1989 | 13 | 4,052 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6,500 |
| 1991 | 5 | 8,373 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 4,157 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3,667 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4,524 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5,556 |
| 2011 | 3 | 5,785 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4,684 |
| 2019 | 7 | 3,151 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,519 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3,148 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4,056 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,574 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3,333 |

## People named Candace

- Candace Cameron Bure, American actress, producer, author, and talk show panelist, as well as star on "Full House
- Candace Owens, American political commentator (born 1989)
- Candace Bushnell, American author
- Candace Chapman, Canadian soccer player
- Candace Wheeler, American interior designer (1827–1923)
- Candace Pert, American neuroscientist (1946-2013)
- Candace Hilligoss, American actress
- Candace Hill, American athletics competitor
- Candace Crawford, Canadian alpine skier
- Candace Bailey, American actress and television personality
- Candace Newmaker, American child abuse victim
- Candace Hutson, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.