Is Candace a boy or girl name?
Candace is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 42 girls and 0 boys were named Candace, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 85,047 US babies named Candace were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,648
- Babies named Candace since 1882
- 85,047
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 2,859 babies
Boys and girls named Candace, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 146 | 100% |
| 1940s | 5 | 6,715 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 11 | 14,251 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 14 | 9,873 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 17 | 12,671 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 100 | 25,169 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 12 | 11,517 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,925 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 989 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 295 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,648 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,049 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,638 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,681 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,505 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,787 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,689 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,362 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,974 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,104 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,730 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,942 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,555 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,624 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,246 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,180 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 254 | #1,038 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,028 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 269 | #926 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 307 | #817 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 341 | #745 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 330 | #739 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 339 | #720 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 421 | #600 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 463 | #542 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 535 | #480 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 625 | #418 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 760 | #362 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 966 | #288 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,100 | #254 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,309 | #215 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,661 | #186 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,374 | 1,936 | #153 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,500 | 2,162 | #142 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,053 | 2,270 | #133 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,537 | 2,421 | #117 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,036 | 2,329 | #120 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,168 | 2,459 | #114 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,374 | 2,707 | #104 |
| 1984 | 16 | #2,838 | 2,668 | #102 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,914 | 2,698 | #104 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,721 | 2,848 | #103 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,594 | 2,581 | #118 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,642 | 2,188 | #134 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,448 | 1,594 | #173 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 1,326 | #196 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,961 | 1,140 | #217 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #200 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,869 | 1,123 | #221 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 1,155 | #223 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,132 | #223 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,254 | #223 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,308 | #226 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,427 | #220 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,092 | 1,298 | #234 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,179 | #237 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,118 | #250 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,220 | #239 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 970 | #279 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 837 | #327 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 863 | #318 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,116 | 804 | #329 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 741 | #349 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 843 | #325 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 907 | #304 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 846 | #317 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,615 | 1,156 | #252 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,404 | #216 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,413 | #214 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,555 | #198 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,753 | #180 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,835 | #171 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,788 | 1,734 | #173 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,648 | #172 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,761 | 1,589 | #174 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,446 | #190 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 1,317 | #204 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,001 | #227 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 632 | #274 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 307 | #411 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 233 | #484 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 129 | #658 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,421 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,353 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,476 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,760 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,794 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,168 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,600 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,874 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,789 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,250 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,781 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,704 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,019 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,468 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,271 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,896 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,503 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,997 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,275 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,403 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,447 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,083 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,078 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,399 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,814 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,375 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,697 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,789 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,631 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,518 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,181 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,794 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,626 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,714 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,335 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,637 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,406 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,445 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #858 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,233 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,155 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,049 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 7 | #866 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 8 | #685 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Candace reached #2,838 in 1984. As a girl name, it reached #102 in 1984. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Candace
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.