Candi Girl
How popular is Candi?
Peaked in 1980
No babies were recorded with the name Candi in 2025. It was most used in 1980, when 360 girls got the name.
6,823living people named Candi (est.)
50median age of people named Candi
7,356babies named Candi since 1880
Candi popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1980 (360 girls) |
| Highest rank | #527 in 1980 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Candi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Candy family of names ranked #2,829 for girls in 2025 (#2,480 the year before), with 36 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Candi by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 193 | #1,140 |
| 1950s | 736 | #876 |
| 1960s | 1,562 | #694 |
| 1970s | 2,094 | #631 |
| 1980s | 2,206 | #527 |
| 1990s | 380 | #1,697 |
| 2000s | 142 | #4,786 |
| 2010s | 31 | #12,147 |
| 2020s | 12 | #12,137 |
Questions
- Is Candi a boy or girl name?
- Candi is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Candi were girls.
- How popular is the name Candi?
- No babies were recorded with the name Candi in 2025. It was most used in 1980, when 360 girls got the name.
- When was Candi most popular?
- Candi peaked in 1980, when 360 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #527 in 1980.
- How many people are named Candi?
- 7,356 babies have been named Candi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,823 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.