How Many People Are Named Kandy?
An estimated 4,379 people in the United States have the first name Kandy. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Kandy peaked in popularity in 1965 with 193 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kandy 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 Kandy paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,379
About 1 in 78,272 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1965
193 births
Total Registered
5,305
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kandy
Kandy is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,305 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Kandy as a male name
Ranked #5,089 in 1970
5 male births in 1970
Peak: 1970 (5 births)
Kandy as a female name
Ranked #14,282 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1965 (193 births)
Kandy: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kandy span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 1,674 babies were registered. Kandy has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kandy by Decade
How has Kandy 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.
Kandy by State
Birth registrations for Kandy span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Virginia, South Carolina. On average, about 90 Kandys were registered per state.
Kandy + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kandy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kandy
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kandy: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kandy?
We estimate approximately 4,379 people named Kandy 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 78,272 Americans share this first name.
Is Kandy a common name?
Kandy is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,305 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kandy most popular?
Kandy reached peak popularity in 1965, when 193 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kandy is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kandy a female name?
Kandy is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kandy Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kandy Smith, Kandy Johnson, Kandy 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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