Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Candice

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
Glowing, Glittering
English

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Nature

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Candice

Pronunciation

c(a)-ndi-ce, can-dice

Famous People

Actress Candice Bergen, Actress Candice Accola, Model Candice Swanepoel

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1982 (rank #2515, 19 births); most recent 1991 (rank #6518, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #78, 3,793 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5099, 25 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–25
2024–28
2023–22
2022–25
2021–48
2020–53
2019–69
2018–72
2017–97
2016–135

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #448, 66 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20254
2024–
20237
20228
20219
20207
20198
20186
20179
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #52, 1,468 births); most recent 2023 (rank #232, 264 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023264
2022386
2021420
2020538
2019675
2018756
2017773
2016587
2015531
2014570

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #424, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #830, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
20184
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1991 (rank #294, 12 births); most recent 2011 (rank #810, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #384, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #35, 94 births); most recent 2019 (rank #664, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20195
2018–
20178
20166
2015–
20146

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence