Candy
#4,546 for girls in 2025, 30 births · Last seen for boys in 1994 at #8,800
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1969 · 1,015 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,525since 1896
Candy over time
Rank among girls' names. Candy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #4,546 | 30 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,758 | 40 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,763 | 40 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,378 | 32 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,167 | 34 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,915 | 36 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,451 | 45 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,245 | 49 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,436 | 45 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,280 | 49 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,177 | 52 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,969 | 57 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,706 | 64 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,315 | 81 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,326 | 80 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,959 | 102 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,492 | 153 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,949 | 108 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,792 | 119 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,734 | 120 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,855 | 104 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,795 | 106 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,858 | 99 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,780 | 101 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,627 | 112 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,588 | 111 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,222 | 67 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,657 | 97 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,638 | 96 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,446 | 113 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,576 | 96 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,204 | 146 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #1,264 | 135 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,194 | 146 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,033 | 178 | — | |
| 1990 | #948 | 199 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #849 | 219 | — | |
| 1988 | #816 | 223 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #798 | 219 | — | |
| 1986 | #778 | 218 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #715 | 241 | — | |
| 1984 | #572 | 321 | — | |
| 1983 | #520 | 365 | — | |
| 1982 | #516 | 388 | — | |
| 1981 | #505 | 397 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #481 | 438 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #418 | 502 | — | |
| 1978 | #409 | 505 | — | |
| 1977 | #394 | 531 | — | |
| 1976 | #371 | 557 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #341 | 646 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #333 | 662 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #311 | 748 | — | |
| 1972 | #293 | 857 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1971 | #318 | 835 | — | |
| 1970 | #281 | 1,044 | — | |
| 1969 | #278 | 1,015 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #316 | 755 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #376 | 581 | — | |
| 1966 | #353 | 655 | — | |
| 1965 | #341 | 709 | — | |
| 1964 | #353 | 715 | — | |
| 1963 | #342 | 765 | — | |
| 1962 | #346 | 751 | — | |
| 1961 | #336 | 782 | — | |
| 1960 | #327 | 827 | — | |
| 1959 | #285 | 990 | — | |
| 1958 | #303 | 884 | — | |
| 1957 | #312 | 869 | — | |
| 1956 | #306 | 840 | — | |
| 1955 | #396 | 495 | — | |
| 1954 | #414 | 437 | — | |
| 1953 | #445 | 375 | — | |
| 1952 | #485 | 300 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #520 | 254 | — | |
| 1950 | #489 | 272 | — | |
| 1949 | #473 | 290 | — | |
| 1948 | #414 | 365 | — | |
| 1947 | #352 | 517 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #420 | 335 | — | |
| 1945 | #515 | 198 | — | |
| 1944 | #801 | 91 | — | |
| 1943 | #907 | 73 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,180 | 45 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,592 | 11 | — | |
| 1938 | — | — | ||
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,950 | 16 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | — | |
| 1934 | #2,923 | 9 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | — | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | — | |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | — | |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | — | |
| 1928 | — | — | ||
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | — | |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | — | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | — | — | ||
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Candy! It came in at #1,583, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1896–1911, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Candy is popular in 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- West Virginia#192 · 1 in 930
- Maine#195 · 1 in 966
- Kentucky#203 · 1 in 990
- North Carolina#206 · 1 in 1,025
- Oklahoma#219 · 1 in 1,056
Best ever in a state: #117 in New Hampshire, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #192 | 12 | 1 in 930 |
| Maine | #195 | 6 | 1 in 966 |
| Kentucky | #203 | 23 | 1 in 990 |
| North Carolina | #206 | 33 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Oklahoma | #219 | 15 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Nebraska | #228 | 8 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Arkansas | #238 | 11 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Tennessee | #242 | 21 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Ohio | #250 | 47 | 1 in 1,492 |
| Alabama | #258 | 17 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Indiana | #270 | 21 | 1 in 1,662 |
| Iowa | #270 | 10 | 1 in 1,683 |
| Louisiana | #277 | 19 | 1 in 1,307 |
| Missouri | #282 | 18 | 1 in 1,648 |
| Georgia | #288 | 20 | 1 in 1,650 |
| Mississippi | #293 | 11 | 1 in 1,461 |
| Wisconsin | #295 | 12 | 1 in 2,289 |
| Minnesota | #298 | 11 | 1 in 2,164 |
| Washington | #300 | 12 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Illinois | #302 | 39 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Pennsylvania | #305 | 35 | 1 in 1,910 |
| Florida | #317 | 25 | 1 in 1,748 |
| Virginia | #326 | 13 | 1 in 2,135 |
| South Carolina | #331 | 9 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Maryland | #332 | 9 | 1 in 2,061 |
| Kansas | #333 | 6 | 1 in 2,008 |
| Michigan | #347 | 23 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Arizona | #364 | 8 | 1 in 1,921 |
| Texas | #400 | 41 | 1 in 2,328 |
| Connecticut | #402 | 5 | 1 in 2,847 |
| Colorado | #459 | 5 | 1 in 3,135 |
| New Jersey | #476 | 11 | 1 in 3,419 |
| New York | #476 | 31 | 1 in 3,327 |
| California | #481 | 45 | 1 in 3,036 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Candy
- 788 spots since 2024 (#3,758 → #4,546)
- 631 spots since 2020 (#3,915 → #4,546)
- 1,369 spots since 2015 (#3,177 → #4,546)
- Biggest jump: 286 spots in 1945 (#801 → #515)
- Biggest drop: 143 spots in 1985 (#572 → #715)
- Debuted 1896
- Peaked 1969 at #278 (1,015 births)
- Births halved by 1978, 9 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1943–1990
- Highest: 1 in 1,662 girls born in 1969 were named Candy (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 53,576 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.5% of all girls named Candy (7,555) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,583 (1896) | #1,583 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 14 | #2,360 (1912) | #3,089 |
| 1920s | 39 | #3,394 (1929) | #4,167 |
| 1930s | 90 | #1,950 (1936) | #2,869 |
| 1940s | 1,948 | #352 (1947) | #905 |
| 1950s | 5,716 | #285 (1959) | #396 |
| 1960s | 7,555 | #278 (1969) | #337 |
| 1970s | 6,887 | #281 (1970) | #347 |
| 1980s | 3,029 | #481 (1980) | #655 |
| 1990s | 1,273 | #948 (1990) | #1,418 |
| 2000s | 1,133 | #1,492 (2009) | #1,747 |
| 2010s | 624 | #1,959 (2010) | #2,886 |
| 2020s | 212 | #3,758 (2024) | #4,088 |
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.
Candy in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 2,217 of them was named Candy, which outranked 96.8% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 142,939 of them was named Candy, which outranked 48.0% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,946Yakov12
- #2,946Ysidro12
- #2,946Zion12
- #3,120Candy11
- #3,120Abelino11
- #3,120Abron11
- #3,120Airrion11
- #3,318Abdu10
- #3,318Able10
- #3,318Abundio10
Tied with 197 names at #3,120; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.