How Many People Are Named Kandi?
An estimated 4,860 people in the United States have the first name Kandi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Kandi peaked in popularity in 1981 with 202 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kandi 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 Kandi paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,860
About 1 in 70,526 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1981
202 births
Total Registered
5,547
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kandi
Kandi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,547 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Kandi as a female name
Ranked #16,839 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1981 (202 births)
Kandi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kandi span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,608 babies were registered. Kandi has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kandi by Decade
How has Kandi 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.
Kandi by State
Birth registrations for Kandi span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Arizona, Utah, South Carolina. On average, about 87 Kandis were registered per state.
Kandi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kandi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kandi
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kandi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kandi?
We estimate approximately 4,860 people named Kandi 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 70,526 Americans share this first name.
Is Kandi a common name?
Kandi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,547 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kandi most popular?
Kandi reached peak popularity in 1981, when 202 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kandi is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kandi a female name?
Kandi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kandi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kandi Smith, Kandi Johnson, Kandi 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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