Kandace
Respelling of Candace, from Kandake, the hereditary title of the queens of the Kushite kingdom in what is now Sudan; one appears in the New Testament.
Kandace in 2025
Kandace was given to 7 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 20,992nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 473,620 babies born.
The history of Kandace
Kandace reached its highest point in 1988, when 279 babies were given the name, ranking 1,229th that year.
Across the 81 years of records since 1945, 6,323 babies have been named Kandace. Half of them were born before 1987, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Kandace by decade
| Decade | Babies named Kandace | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 151 | 2,455 |
| 1950s | 412 | 2,268 |
| 1960s | 516 | 1,959 |
| 1970s | 687 | 2,259 |
| 1980s | 1,955 | 1,229 |
| 1990s | 1,607 | 1,343 |
| 2000s | 646 | 3,544 |
| 2010s | 273 | 6,441 |
| 2020s | 76 | 11,021 |
Where Kandace is heading
Kandace has fallen 68% over the past decade, from 22 babies in 2015 to 7 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1988 peak — Kandace is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Kandace
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Kandace.