Is Candice a boy or girl name?
Candice is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 28 girls and 0 boys were named Candice, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 68,114 US babies named Candice were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,781
- Babies named Candice since 1925
- 68,114
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 3,810 babies
Boys and girls named Candice, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,405 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,054 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 3,505 | 100% |
| 1970s | 21 | 12,485 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 119 | 29,848 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 15 | 9,868 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,482 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,130 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 176 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,781 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,586 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,191 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,302 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,026 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,540 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,459 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,022 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,622 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,841 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,635 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,794 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,722 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,556 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,574 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 182 | #1,324 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,058 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,061 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 250 | #1,024 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 220 | #1,079 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,078 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 258 | #920 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 242 | #924 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 299 | #790 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 324 | #715 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 345 | #664 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 407 | #594 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 431 | #546 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 609 | #417 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 688 | #384 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 937 | #292 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,102 | #252 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,487 | #198 |
| 1991 | 7 | #6,606 | 1,745 | #173 |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,905 | 2,117 | #147 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,470 | 2,260 | #134 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,260 | 2,227 | #130 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,563 | 2,292 | #121 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,912 | 2,560 | #108 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,847 | 3,195 | #86 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,127 | 3,393 | #86 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,915 | 3,420 | #84 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,523 | 3,791 | #78 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,194 | 3,698 | #86 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,643 | 3,012 | #99 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,120 | 2,227 | #128 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,620 | 1,615 | #168 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 1,273 | #203 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 1,210 | #202 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 1,125 | #220 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 936 | #274 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 946 | #264 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #263 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,008 | 1,129 | #260 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #287 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 678 | #345 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 622 | #356 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 511 | #410 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 331 | #519 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 259 | #596 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 193 | #751 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 181 | #764 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 222 | #690 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 240 | #664 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 268 | #611 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 384 | #499 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 412 | #468 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 538 | #393 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 721 | #325 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 577 | #363 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 595 | #353 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 644 | #325 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 758 | #294 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 661 | #305 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 764 | #278 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 817 | #271 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 617 | #307 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 540 | #342 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 273 | #477 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 101 | #743 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,366 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,840 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,511 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Candice reached #2,523 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #78 in 1982. 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 Candice
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.