Candace

Boy · recorded 1949–1991

  • 1991last recorded
  • 1984best year

Most popular in 1984.

Last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Candace.

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Its story

Popularity since 1949

05919491960197019811991

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 20 recorded years as a table
Candace, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19493
19513
19573
19622
19695
19754
19773
19793
19806
19813
19826
19836
19849
19855
19865
19874
19883
19896
19903
19912

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Candace isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1991
5
Rank in 1991
#8,236
How rare
1 in 404,065 boys
Since 1949
159

Candace was last recorded in 1991. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1984, at 9 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Candace doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.