Kandace comes from the English tradition, meaning Queen or princess of Ethiopia..
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How popular is Kandace?
1988peak year
The name Kandace reached its peak in 1988, with 279 registrations (ranked #691). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1945, roughly 43 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #7460) today, averaging about 17 new babies per year. Kandace has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 6,315 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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