How Many People Are Named Candiss?
An estimated 252 people in the United States have the first name Candiss. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Candiss peaked in popularity in 1981 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candiss 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 Candiss paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
252
About 1 in 1,360,136 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1981
24 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candiss
Candiss is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candiss as a female name
Ranked #11,986 in 1992
6 female births in 1992
Peak: 1981 (24 births)
Candiss: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candiss span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 165 babies were registered. Candiss has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candiss by Decade
How has Candiss 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.
Candiss by State
Candiss + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candiss as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candiss
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candiss: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candiss?
We estimate approximately 252 people named Candiss 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 1,360,136 Americans share this first name.
Is Candiss a common name?
Candiss is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candiss most popular?
Candiss reached peak popularity in 1981, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candiss is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candiss a female name?
Candiss is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candiss Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candiss Smith, Candiss Johnson, Candiss 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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