How Many People Are Named Candy?
An estimated 23,600 people in the United States have the first name Candy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Candy peaked in popularity in 1970 with 1,044 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Candy 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 Candy paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Candy is overwhelmingly female, 100 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
23,600
About 1 in 14,523 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1970
1,044 births
Total Registered
28,595
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Candy
Candy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,595 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Candy as a male name
Ranked #8,985 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1974 (11 births)
Candy as a female name
Ranked #3,758 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 1970 (1,044 births)
Candy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Candy span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 7,573 babies were registered. Candy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Candy by Decade
How has Candy 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.
Candy by State
Birth registrations for Candy span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Nevada, North Dakota, Alaska. On average, about 503 Candys were registered per state.
Candy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Candy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Candy
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Candy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Candy?
We estimate approximately 23,600 people named Candy 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 14,523 Americans share this first name.
Is Candy a common name?
Candy is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,595 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Candy most popular?
Candy reached peak popularity in 1970, when 1,044 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Candy is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Candy a female name?
Candy is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Candy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Candy Smith, Candy Johnson, Candy 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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