How Many People Are Named Kandace?
An estimated 5,785 people in the United States have the first name Kandace. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Kandace peaked in popularity in 1988 with 279 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kandace 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 Kandace paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,785
About 1 in 59,249 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1988
279 births
Total Registered
6,315
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kandace
Kandace is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,315 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kandace as a female name
Ranked #14,281 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1988 (279 births)
Kandace: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kandace span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,955 babies were registered. Kandace has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kandace by Decade
How has Kandace 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.
Kandace by State
Birth registrations for Kandace span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Oregon, Minnesota, Arizona. On average, about 100 Kandaces were registered per state.
Kandace + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kandace as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Kandace: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kandace?
We estimate approximately 5,785 people named Kandace 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 59,249 Americans share this first name.
Is Kandace a common name?
Kandace is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,315 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kandace most popular?
Kandace reached peak popularity in 1988, when 279 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kandace is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kandace a female name?
Kandace is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kandace Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kandace Smith, Kandace Johnson, Kandace 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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