How Many People Are Named Candi?
An estimated 6,427 people in the United States have the first name Candi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Candi peaked in popularity in 1980 with 360 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candi 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 Candi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,427
About 1 in 53,330 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1980
360 births
Total Registered
7,356
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candi
Candi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,356 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candi as a female name
Ranked #15,748 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1980 (360 births)
Candi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candi span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,206 babies were registered. Candi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candi by Decade
How has Candi 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.
Candi by State
Birth registrations for Candi span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Nebraska. On average, about 143 Candis were registered per state.
Candi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candi
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candi?
We estimate approximately 6,427 people named Candi 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 53,330 Americans share this first name.
Is Candi a common name?
Candi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,356 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candi most popular?
Candi reached peak popularity in 1980, when 360 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candi is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candi a female name?
Candi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candi Smith, Candi Johnson, Candi 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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