Candence
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAN-dens
- Origin
- English
Candence is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Candence come from?
English: variant of Cadence, or a blend of Cadence and Candace
Is Candence a girl's or a boy's name?
Candence is a girls' name.
How popular is Candence in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the girls named Candence in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Candence in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 6 | #7,386 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #5,695 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 8 | #3,664 |
Names like Candence
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cadence, Grace, Ellie, Caroline, Chloe, Charlotte, Hallie, Phoebe, Treasure, Callie, Gracie, Essence
Names related to Candence
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Candence: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/candence, updated 20 October 2026.