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Candice

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What official birth registration shows about Candice: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #448 to #4867.199920042009201420192025#448#4867
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#448
1997#551
1998#589
1999#780
2000#519
2001#519
2002#603
2003#690
2004#676
2005#890
2006#739
2007#899
2008#937
2009#1248
2010#1332
2011#2432
2012#1809
2013#2176
2014#1966
2015#1649
2016#2233
2017#2706
2018#3518
2019#2869
2020#3117
2021#2711
2022#2888
2023#3218
2025#4867

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 18 of the 44 years from 1980 to 2023.

In 2023: #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3218 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1980–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1980

    First recorded at #542 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1981–1986

    Highest recorded position: #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 (recorded 1981–1986).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1980 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #72 in New South Wales, Australia in 1982.

Candice's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#48674HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#32187HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#28888HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#27119HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#28698HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#35186HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#27069HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#223312HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#164918HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#196614HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#217612HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#243210HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#133223HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#124824HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#93734HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#89934HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#73942HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#89031HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#67643HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#69041HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#60346HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#51955HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#51955HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#78029HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#58944HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#55147HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#44866HighVerified
1986New South Wales, Australiafemale#9677InsufficientNot yet available
1985New South Wales, Australiafemale#8297InsufficientNot yet available
1984New South Wales, Australiafemale#8197InsufficientNot yet available
1983New South Wales, Australiafemale#7899InsufficientNot yet available
1982New South Wales, Australiafemale#72112InsufficientNot yet available
1981New South Wales, Australiafemale#8295InsufficientNot yet available
2006Northern Irelandfemale#3843HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#6515HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6775HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6126HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#6635HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#7504HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#5505HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#4247HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4147HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4396HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4066HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#5423HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Candice is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Candice, between 1980 and 2025, in 36 of those 46 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1980Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002New South Wales, Austra…New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1981New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1982New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1983New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1984New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1985New South Wales, Australia: recorded in 1986New South Wales, Australia: highest position in 1982England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2006Northern Ireland: highest position in 200619802025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1980–202318#406 in 2002
New South Wales, Australia1981–19866#72 in 1982
England and Wales1996–202529#448 in 1996
Northern Ireland20061#384 in 2006

Its high point came 24 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1982) than in Northern Ireland (2006).

No registrar recorded it for 9 years after 1986; it appears again in 1996.

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What is known about Candice

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1980–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1980 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #72 in New South Wales, Australia in 1982. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.