How Many People Are Named Candia?
An estimated 168 people in the United States have the first name Candia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Candia peaked in popularity in 1953 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candia 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 Candia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
168
About 1 in 2,040,204 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1953
12 births
Total Registered
210
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candia
Candia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 210 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candia as a female name
Ranked #12,664 in 1989
5 female births in 1989
Peak: 1953 (12 births)
Candia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candia span from the 1950s to the 1980s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 85 babies were registered. While Candia is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Candia by Decade
How has Candia 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.
Candia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candia
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Candia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candia?
We estimate approximately 168 people named Candia 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 2,040,204 Americans share this first name.
Is Candia a common name?
Candia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 210 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candia most popular?
Candia reached peak popularity in 1953, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candia is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candia a female name?
Candia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candia Smith, Candia Johnson, Candia 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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