Baby name

Candy

Girl

Classic name

In 1970, Candy reached its peak: 1,044 girls, 1 baby in 3,454. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 104 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 4545.

28,525births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 281rank at its peak, in 1970

Where babies named Candy are born

1970

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The darker the blue, the more common Candy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Candy is most common in Indiana (1.7 times), Ohio (1.6) and West Virginia (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Cindy 257,294
Sandy 69,072
Mandy 42,465
Candi 7,356
Kandy 5,306
Randy 5,004

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