How Many People Are Named Candida?
An estimated 2,702 people in the United States have the first name Candida. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Candida peaked in popularity in 1971 with 222 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candida 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 Candida paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,702
About 1 in 126,852 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1971
222 births
Total Registered
3,580
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candida
Candida is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,580 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candida as a female name
Ranked #14,481 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1971 (222 births)
Candida: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candida span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,392 babies were registered. Candida has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candida by Decade
How has Candida 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.
Candida by State
Birth registrations for Candida span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, Utah. On average, about 49 Candidas were registered per state.
Candida + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candida as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candida
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candida: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candida?
We estimate approximately 2,702 people named Candida 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 126,852 Americans share this first name.
Is Candida a common name?
Candida is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,580 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candida most popular?
Candida reached peak popularity in 1971, when 222 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candida is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candida a female name?
Candida is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candida Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candida Smith, Candida Johnson, Candida 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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