# Kandice (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/kandice/  
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 | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 6,823 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 6,823 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 29, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Late 20th century; respelling of Candice.

## 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 54 | 3,146 |
| 2010 | 51 | 3,230 |
| 2011 | 41 | 3,752 |
| 2012 | 42 | 3,753 |
| 2013 | 48 | 3,346 |
| 2014 | 44 | 3,563 |
| 2015 | 24 | 5,570 |
| 2016 | 31 | 4,583 |
| 2017 | 20 | 6,169 |
| 2018 | 19 | 6,379 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7,527 |
| 2020 | 10 | 9,893 |
| 2021 | 5 | 16,426 |
| 2022 | 9 | 10,783 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9,290 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | 2,683 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3,912 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2,023 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4,373 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5,545 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5,691 |

## 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.