How Many People Are Named Candis?
An estimated 4,200 people in the United States have the first name Candis. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Candis peaked in popularity in 1985 with 233 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candis as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Candis paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,200
About 1 in 81,608 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1985
233 births
Total Registered
5,164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candis
Candis is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candis as a female name
Ranked #15,989 in 2019
5 female births in 2019
Peak: 1985 (233 births)
Candis: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candis span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,933 babies were registered. Candis has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candis by Decade
How has Candis tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Candis by State
Birth registrations for Candis span all 30 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Oregon, New Jersey, Arizona. On average, about 78 Candiss were registered per state.
Candis + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candis
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candis: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candis?
We estimate approximately 4,200 people named Candis are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 81,608 Americans share this first name.
Is Candis a common name?
Candis is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candis most popular?
Candis reached peak popularity in 1985, when 233 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candis is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candis a female name?
Candis is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candis Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candis Smith, Candis Johnson, Candis Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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