Given name
Kandiss
“a queen”·“one who is white and glowing”
Kandiss connects to the Candace name family through Kandace. Interpretations include “a queen” and “one who is white and glowing”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kandiss connects to the Candace name family through Kandace. 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
Kandiss connects to the Candace name family through Kandace. 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 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kandiss through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 123
- 0 boys · 123 girls
- Most popular year
- 1981
- 11 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 7 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 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.
Kandiss’s family of names
Kandiss has a related form in Kandace.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Kandiss, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Kandice
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>99% girls
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“one who is pure; virginal”
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Candace
“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”
>99% girls
Kandie
“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”
>99% girls
Kathryne
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls