Given name
Candyce
“a queen”·“one who is white and glowing”
Candyce is a variant of Candace. Interpretations include “a queen” and “one who is white and glowing”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Candyce is a variant of Candace. Interpretations include “a queen” and “one who is white and glowing”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Candyce is a variant of Candace. An origin associated with Candace is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Candyce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,014
- 0 boys · 3,014 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 102 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,583 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Candyce’s family of names
Candyce has a related form in Candace.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Candyce
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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