girl's name
Kandy
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 5,366
Kandy is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1965, when 193 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1944.
Kandy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 275 |
| 1950s | 1,170 |
| 1960s | 1,674 |
| 1970s | 1,204 |
| 1980s | 505 |
| 1990s | 196 |
| 2000s | 178 |
| 2010s | 85 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 24 |
How popular is Kandy?
In 2025, Kandy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Kandy is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kandy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kandy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kandy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Kandy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kandy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kandy
How popular is the name Kandy?
In 2025, Kandy was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Kandy a girl's or a boy's name?
Kandy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Kandy most popular?
Kandy peaked in 1965, when 193 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Kandy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kandy currently ranks #13,836 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.