Is Kandace a boy or girl name?
Kandace was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,315 US babies named Kandace were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,281
- Babies named Kandace since 1945
- 6,315
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 279 babies
Boys and girls named Kandace, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 151 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 412 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 516 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 687 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,955 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,607 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 646 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 273 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 68 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,281 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,532 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,827 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,252 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,767 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,071 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,654 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,403 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,888 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,930 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,317 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,398 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,752 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,748 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,777 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,325 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,291 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,109 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,684 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,492 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,410 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,453 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,435 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,314 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,084 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,084 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,857 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,500 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,526 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,233 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,108 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 217 | #890 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 203 | #951 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 240 | #840 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 275 | #754 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 257 | #760 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 279 | #691 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 244 | #742 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 184 | #893 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 187 | #860 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 199 | #799 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 162 | #923 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,012 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 153 | #963 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,010 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,476 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,517 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,602 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,623 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,614 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,540 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,533 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,420 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,399 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,413 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,392 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,548 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,517 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,204 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,838 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,675 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,660 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,718 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,879 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,801 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,079 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,802 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,561 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,392 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,350 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,855 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,432 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,726 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,539 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,613 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,442 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,530 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,804 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,602 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,530 |
Highest rank
Kandace has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #691 in 1988. 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 Kandace
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.