How Many People Are Named Candus?
An estimated 200 people in the United States have the first name Candus. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Candus peaked in popularity in 1953 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candus 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 Candus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
200
About 1 in 1,713,772 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1953
13 births
Total Registered
241
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candus
Candus is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 241 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Candus as a female name
Ranked #11,721 in 1991
6 female births in 1991
Peak: 1953 (13 births)
Candus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candus span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 87 babies were registered. Candus has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candus by Decade
How has Candus 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.
Candus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candus
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candus?
We estimate approximately 200 people named Candus 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 1,713,772 Americans share this first name.
Is Candus a common name?
Candus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 241 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candus most popular?
Candus reached peak popularity in 1953, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candus is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candus a female name?
Candus is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candus Smith, Candus Johnson, Candus 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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