Candace

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Candace

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Candace a is title, or heriditary name given to ancient queens of Ethiopia.

History:
Candace was a title found in the New Testament. The phrase “Candace queen of the Ethiopians” (Acts 8-27) was misunderstood or used as a name by English Puritans of the early 1600s.

Candace was revived by the 1942 movie Meet the Stewarts starring William Holden as Michael Stewart and Frances Dee as rich girl Candace Goodwin. It became quite common in the 1950s, and was again given a boost in the 1980s, probably thanks to actress Candice Bergen.

Pronunciation: cand-iss.

Diminutives:
English: Candi, Candie, Candy, Kandi, Kandy.

Alternates: Candice, Candase, Candis, Candiss, Candyce, Kandace, Kandice, Kandis.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Candace Wheeler (1827-1923)
American designer.

Royalty:
Candace of Meroe (4th century B.C.)
A queen of Nubia who fought Alexander the Great.

Scientists:
Candace B. Pert (1946-)
American neurologist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.051 % of females named Candace
0.046 % of females named Candice
0.022 % of females named Candy
0.005 % of females named Candi
0.003 % of females named Candis
0.003 % of females named Kandace
0.003 % of females named Kandice
0.003 % of females named Kandi
0.003 % of females named Kandy
0.002 % of females named Candie
0.002 % of females named Candyce
0.001 % of females named Kandis

Popularity of Candace:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 760th most popular.
1880-1881: N/A
1882: 678th most popular.
1883: N/A
1884: 851st most popular.
1885-1893: N/A
1894: 851st most popular.
1895-1941: N/A
1942: 660th most popular. - Meet the Stewarts is released, starring Frances Dee as Candace Goodwin.
1943: 484th most popular.
1944: 409th most popular.
1945: 274th most popular.
1946: 227th most popular.
1947: 204th most popular.
1948: 190th most popular.
1949: 174th most popular.
1950: 172nd most popular.
1951: 173rd most popular.
1952: 172nd most popular.
1953: 180th most popular.
1954: 197th most popular.
1955: 214th most popular.
1956: 216th most popular.
1957: 252nd most popular.
1958: 316th most popular.
1959: 303rd most popular.
1960: 325th most popular.
1961: 349th most popular.
1962: 328th most popular.
1963: 320th most popular.
1964: 327th most popular.
1965: 278th most popular.
1966: 239th most popular.
1967: 250th most popular.
1968: 237th most popular.
1969: 234th most popular.
1970: 218th most popular.
1971: 226th most popular.
1972: 223rd most popular.
1973: 223rd most popular.
1974: 223rd most popular.
1975: 221st most popular.
1976: 201st most popular.
1977: 217th most popular.
1978: 196th most popular.
1979: 173rd most popular.
1980: 134th most popular.
1981: 118th most popular.
1982: 103rd most popular.
1983: 104th most popular.
1984: 101st most popular. - Peak!
1985: 104th most popular.
1986: 114th most popular.
1987: 120th most popular.
1988: 117th most popular.
1989: 131st most popular.
1990: 144th most popular.
1991: 160th most popular.
1992: 193rd most popular.
1993: 224th most popular.
1994: 260th most popular.
1995: 297th most popular.
1996: 365th most popular.
1997: 424th most popular.
1998: 486th most popular.
1999: 553rd most popular.
2000: 649th most popular.
2001: 733rd most popular.
2002: 739th most popular.
2003: 747th most popular.
2004: 823rd most popular.

Popularity of Candy:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1942: N/A
1943: 907th most popular.
1944: 800th most popular.
1945: 517th most popular.
1946: 418th most popular.
1947: 352nd most popular.
1948: 414th most popular.
1949: 472nd most popular.
1950: 489th most popular.
1951: 520th most popular.
1952: 486th most popular.
1953: 443rd most popular.
1954: 415th most popular.
1955: 395th most popular.
1956: 306th most popular.
1957: 312th most popular.
1958: 303rd most popular.
1959: 286th most popular.
1960: 327th most popular.
1961: 336th most popular.
1962: 347th most popular.
1963: 341st most popular.
1964: 353rd most popular.
1965: 340th most popular.
1966: 354th most popular.
1967: 376th most popular.
1968: 316th most popular.
1969: 279th most popular.
1970: 281st most popular.
1971: 318th most popular.
1972: 294th most popular.
1973: 311th most popular.
1974: 333rd most popular.
1975: 340th most popular.
1976: 371st most popular.
1977: 395th most popular.
1978: 410th most popular.
1979: 417th most popular.
1980: 480th most popular.
1981: 505th most popular.
1982: 516th most popular.
1983: 521st most popular.
1984: 573rd most popular.
1985: 715th most popular.
1986: 784th most popular.
1987: 797th most popular.
1988: 813th most popular.
1989: 848th most popular.
1990: 979th most popular.
1991-2004: N/A

Popularity of Candi:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1956: N/A
1957: 912th most popular.
1958: 879th most popular.
1959: 937th most popular.
1960: 856th most popular.
1961: 922nd most popular.
1962: 953rd most popular.
1963: 737th most popular.
1964: 886th most popular.
1965: 821st most popular.
1966: 841st most popular.
1967: 835th most popular.
1968: 708th most popular.
1969: 692nd most popular.
1970: 653rd most popular.
1971: 636th most popular.
1972: 631st most popular.
1973: 715th most popular.
1974: 772nd most popular.
1975: 793rd most popular.
1976: 772nd most popular.
1977: 762nd most popular.
1978: 920th most popular.
1979: 692nd most popular.
1980: 527th most popular.
1981: 595th most popular.
1982: 627th most popular.
1983: 705th most popular.
1984: 688th most popular.
1985: 896th most popular.
1986: 909th most popular.
1987-2004: N/A

Popularity of Candis:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1946: N/A
1947: 995th most popular.
1948: 833rd most popular.
1949: 870th most popular.
1950: 924th most popular.
1951: 971st most popular.
1952-1955: N/A
1956: 871st most popular.
1957-1979: N/A
1980: 954th most popular.
1981: 799th most popular.
1982: 766th most popular.
1983: 778th most popular.
1984: 729th most popular.
1985: 739th most popular.
1986: 867th most popular.
1987: 857th most popular.
1988-2004: N/A

Popularity of Candyce:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1880-1948: N/A
1949: 926th most popular.
1950- 1951: N/A
1952: 944th most popular.
1953: 939th most popular.
1954-2004: N/A

Selected Sources:
A Dictionary of First Names, Hanks and Hodges, 1990
The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Withycombe, 1977, 3rd ed.
The Penguin Dictionary of First Names, Pickering, 1999

The Social Security Administration Actuarial Note 139 (www.ssa.gov) - For popularity stats 1880-Present
The 1880 U.S. Census- For popularity stats 1850-1880, and other information (it is available on-line at www.familysearch.org)