Kandi Girl
How popular is Kandi?
Peaked in 1981
No babies were recorded with the name Kandi in 2025. It was most used in 1981, when 202 girls got the name.
5,157living people named Kandi (est.)
51median age of people named Kandi
5,547babies named Kandi since 1880
Kandi popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1981 (202 girls) |
| Highest rank | #744 in 1970 |
| First recorded | 1945 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Kandi counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Candy family of names ranked #2,829 for girls in 2025 (#2,480 the year before), with 36 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kandi by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 73 | #2,187 |
| 1950s | 537 | #999 |
| 1960s | 1,406 | #807 |
| 1970s | 1,608 | #744 |
| 1980s | 1,385 | #798 |
| 1990s | 322 | #1,919 |
| 2000s | 140 | #5,565 |
| 2010s | 76 | #7,214 |
Questions
- Is Kandi a boy or girl name?
- Kandi is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kandi were girls.
- How popular is the name Kandi?
- No babies were recorded with the name Kandi in 2025. It was most used in 1981, when 202 girls got the name.
- When was Kandi most popular?
- Kandi peaked in 1981, when 202 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #744 in 1970.
- How many people are named Kandi?
- 5,547 babies have been named Kandi in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,157 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 51.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.