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Candace

Candace: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“queen mother”
Origin
Unknown
Say it
KAN-dəs · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From the hereditary title Kandake, borne by queens or queen mothers of ancient Kush; it entered English through Greek and Latin biblical forms. It is a title rather than a personal name in origin.

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How popular is Candace?

202412.6 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Candace in 202442

2024 rank#3,631 girls

Peak year1982

Total US babies since 188085,047

Candace is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.

Names like Candace

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Candicequeen mother; royal woman · Unknown
  • Candybright white; sweet · English
  • Kandacequeen mother · Greek
  • Candibright white · Latin
  • Kandisweet; bright white · English
  • Avauncertain; possibly bird or life · Unknown
  • Mayauncertain; often illusion or water · Unknown
  • Ailanyuncertain · Unknown

Candace questions

What does the name Candace mean?

Candace means "queen mother". It comes from Unknown. From the hereditary title Kandake, borne by queens or queen mothers of ancient Kush; it entered English through Greek and Latin biblical forms. It is a title rather than a personal name in origin.

Is Candace a boy or girl name?

Candace is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Candace?

42 US babies were named Candace in 2024. Its peak year was 1982.

How do you pronounce Candace?

Candace is usually pronounced KAN-dəs.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.