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Candace
Say it: KAN-dis
Meaning
From Kandake, the title of the queens of Kush in Nubia (Acts 8:27), not originally a personal name; the title is thought to mean 'queen mother'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Found in early American records and popular in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1980s
In the United States
- 84,814 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 1982, about 1 in 594 girls
- 67 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Candice, Kandace
| French | Candace |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Candace |
Famous bearers
- Candice Bergen, American actress
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.