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Kandace

100% girls · 7 born in 2025

Kandace has been given to about 6,323 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,056
Median age today38 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kandace per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 279
  • Born in 20257
  • All time6,323

How popular is Kandace?

Its best year was 1988, when 279 babies were given the name, ranking 691st. The typical living American called Kandace is about 38 years old today.

Names that sound like Kandace

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Candace0.97
  2. Kandice0.84
  3. Candice0.81
  4. Kaydence0.67
  5. Janice0.63
  6. Kadence0.63
  7. Kayce0.63
  8. Constance0.59

Middle names for Kandace

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kandace Catherine0.84
  2. Kandace Josephine0.84
  3. Kandace Rose0.83
  4. Kandace Marie0.83
  5. Kandace Jane0.83
  6. Kandace Louise0.83

Sibling names for Kandace

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Laceysister · 0.85
  2. Dereckbrother · 0.83
  3. Bethanysister · 0.82
  4. Aracelisister · 0.82
  5. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  6. Elishaeither · 0.80

Where Kandace is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Kandace White0.78
    2. Kandace Nguyen0.78
    3. Kandace Moore0.78
    4. Kandace Hill0.78
    5. Kandace Hall0.78
    6. Kandace Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Kandace

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.