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 | — | — | ||
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| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
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| 1892 | — | — | ||
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| 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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#178 · 1 in 839
- South Carolina#224 · 1 in 1,066
- West Virginia#248 · 1 in 1,475
- Tennessee#264 · 1 in 1,548
- Idaho#269 · 1 in 1,337
Best ever in a state: #117 in New Hampshire, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #178 | 15 | 1 in 839 |
| South Carolina | #224 | 16 | 1 in 1,066 |
| West Virginia | #248 | 8 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Tennessee | #264 | 18 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Idaho | #269 | 5 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Missouri | #274 | 18 | 1 in 1,703 |
| Indiana | #282 | 19 | 1 in 1,831 |
| Alabama | #284 | 14 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Georgia | #286 | 21 | 1 in 1,536 |
| Arizona | #291 | 11 | 1 in 1,489 |
| North Carolina | #297 | 17 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Oklahoma | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Ohio | #323 | 29 | 1 in 2,378 |
| Virginia | #324 | 13 | 1 in 2,141 |
| Michigan | #333 | 24 | 1 in 2,398 |
| Iowa | #340 | 7 | 1 in 2,655 |
| Kentucky | #381 | 8 | 1 in 2,986 |
| Texas | #399 | 42 | 1 in 2,462 |
| Wisconsin | #399 | 8 | 1 in 3,621 |
| Minnesota | #413 | 7 | 1 in 3,791 |
| Washington | #424 | 8 | 1 in 2,868 |
| Illinois | #438 | 24 | 1 in 2,954 |
| Louisiana | #443 | 10 | 1 in 2,752 |
| Maryland | #446 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Oregon | #454 | 5 | 1 in 3,089 |
| California | #491 | 49 | 1 in 3,129 |
| Florida | #500 | 13 | 1 in 3,386 |
| Pennsylvania | #525 | 13 | 1 in 5,077 |
| New Jersey | #705 | 6 | 1 in 6,045 |
| New York | #850 | 13 | 1 in 7,564 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,033 of them was named Candy, which outranked 96.4% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.