Candice
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning glowing, bright, luminous; a form of Candida.
Candice by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Candice. In the US, 95 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,792 babies in 1982, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Candice. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Candaceincandescent or glowing white77 in the US (2017)
- Candycea spelling variant of Candace; possibly white or glowing6 in the US (2017)
- Candiea form of candida, white or pure
- Capricesudden change of mood or whim21 in the US (2017)
- Candidawhite, pure, or glowing6 in the US (2017)
- Candia form of candida, white or pure
Sounds like Candice
Names that are said the same way as Candice, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Candice, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Candice
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