How Many People Are Named Candra?
An estimated 1,669 people in the United States have the first name Candra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Candra peaked in popularity in 1984 with 87 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candra 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 Candra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,669
About 1 in 205,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1984
87 births
Total Registered
1,815
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candra
Candra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,815 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candra as a female name
Ranked #13,446 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 1984 (87 births)
Candra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candra span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 677 babies were registered. Candra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candra by Decade
How has Candra 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.
Candra by State
Birth registrations for Candra span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 21 Candras were registered per state.
Candra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candra
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candra?
We estimate approximately 1,669 people named Candra 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 205,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Candra a common name?
Candra is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,815 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candra most popular?
Candra reached peak popularity in 1984, when 87 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candra is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candra a female name?
Candra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candra Smith, Candra Johnson, Candra 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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