as a First Name
Respelling of Candace, perhaps influenced by Clarice or by a folk etymology deriving the name from Late Latin canditia ‘whiteness’. The name is best known as that of the American actress Candice Bergen (b. 1946).
| 579th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 82,037
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Utah
- has the most people named Candice per capita
- 1982
- marked the height of its popularity
99.99%
0.01%
10%
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55+
41%
30-54
30-54
42%
13-29
13-29
7%
0-12
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