Candi

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #15,306

Peak · girls
1980 · 360 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,356
since 1944

Candi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Candi has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #527, 1980girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirls
rankbirths
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2022#15,3065
2021—
2020#12,1427
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2016—
2015#14,4826
2014—
2013#16,5475
2012#14,9626
2011#12,1538
2010#14,9596
2009#8,05815
2008#10,08411
2007#7,09218
2006#8,71513
2005#13,0107
2004#9,89210
2003#11,3258
2002#7,44414
2001#5,17422
2000#4,79124
1999#8,80510
1998#5,79917
1997#6,84413
1996#5,28018
1995#3,96926
1994#2,93540
1993#2,32255
1992#2,97439
1991#1,85776
1990#1,70186
1989#1,244127
1988#1,085145
1987#1,075142
1986#909177
1985#898177
1984#690243
1983#706241
1982#629286
1981#596308
1980#527360
1979#692245
1978#910156
1977#764197
1976#772186
1975#793176
1974#775178
1973#716203
1972#631244
1971#636261
1970#655248
1969#694205
1968#708189
1967#833145
1966#841141
1965#822146
1964#890136
1963#737194
1962#952124
1961#922135
1960#854147
1959#936125
1958#877135
1957#918124
1956#1,05195
1955#1,29261
1954#1,34455
1953#1,58638
1952#1,50541
1951#1,70132
1950#1,72030
1949#1,62733
1948#1,38644
1947#1,14162
1946#1,61730
1945#2,06017
1944#3,6877
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First appearance
1944

The first year at least five girls were named Candi! It came in at #3,687, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2013–2014, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Candi is popular in 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedNHWashington: #529 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,795 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #494 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,176 girlsMNIllinois: #1,006 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 10,332 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedWIMichigan: #695 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,139 girlsMINew York: #1,312 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 14,549 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedRIOregon: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedSDIowa: #428 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,788 girlsIAIndiana: #602 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,872 girlsINOhio: #703 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,793 girlsOHPennsylvania: #994 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,279 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,182 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 12,464 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedNEMissouri: #493 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,426 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #301 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,055 girlsWVVirginia: #457 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,524 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedARTennessee: #366 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #415 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,006 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedLAMississippi: #444 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,635 girlsMSAlabama: #462 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,286 girlsALGeorgia: #544 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,105 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Candi, so not publishedHITexas: #748 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,279 girlsTXFlorida: #826 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,202 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#301 · 1 in 2,055
  2. Tennessee#366 · 1 in 2,550
  3. Oregon#397 · 1 in 2,455
  4. North Carolina#415 · 1 in 3,006
  5. Iowa#428 · 1 in 3,788

Best ever in a state: #187 in Arkansas, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#30161 in 2,055
Tennessee#366111 in 2,550
Oregon#39761 in 2,455
North Carolina#415111 in 3,006
Iowa#42851 in 3,788
Mississippi#44461 in 2,635
Virginia#45781 in 3,524
Alabama#46271 in 3,286
Missouri#49371 in 4,426
Minnesota#49451 in 5,176
Washington#52961 in 3,795
Georgia#54481 in 4,105
Indiana#60261 in 5,872
Michigan#69581 in 7,139
Ohio#70391 in 7,793
Texas#748161 in 6,279
Florida#82661 in 7,202
Pennsylvania#99451 in 13,279
Illinois#1,00671 in 10,332
California#1,182121 in 12,464
New York#1,31271 in 14,549
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Candi
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 218 spots in 1979 (#910 → #692)
  • Biggest drop: 208 spots in 1985 (#690 → #898)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1980 at #527 (360 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 30 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 30 yrs · run 1957–1986
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,612
  • Highest: 1 in 4,612 girls born in 1980 were named Candi (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 328,026 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 30.0% of all girls named Candi (2,206) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s193#1,141 (1947)#1,920
1950s736#877 (1958)#1,293
1960s1,562#694 (1969)#825
1970s2,094#631 (1972)#734
1980s2,206#527 (1980)#836
1990s380#1,701 (1990)#4,249
2000s142#4,791 (2000)#8,559
2010s31#12,153 (2011)#14,621
2020s12#12,142 (2020)#13,724

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Candi in 1977

girls
#764
197 births · 1 in 7,782 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #764Candi197
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 7,782 of them was named Candi, which outranked 93.3% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Candi
  1. #761Lourdes199
  2. #761Shante199
  3. #763Fawn198
  4. #764Candi197
  5. #764Hilda197
  6. #764Joey197
  7. #764Karri197
  8. #769Danette196
  9. #769Daniela196
  10. #769Deena196

Tied with 4 names at #764; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →