How Many People Are Named Canda?
An estimated 146 people in the United States have the first name Canda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Canda peaked in popularity in 1961 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Canda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Canda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
146
About 1 in 2,347,632 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1961
16 births
Total Registered
187
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Canda
Canda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 187 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Canda as a female name
Ranked #13,771 in 1994
5 female births in 1994
Peak: 1961 (16 births)
Canda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Canda span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 54 babies were registered. Canda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Canda by Decade
How has Canda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Canda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Canda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Canda
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Canda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Canda?
We estimate approximately 146 people named Canda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,347,632 Americans share this first name.
Is Canda a common name?
Canda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 187 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Canda most popular?
Canda reached peak popularity in 1961, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Canda is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Canda a female name?
Canda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Canda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Canda Smith, Canda Johnson, Canda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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