Kandy Girl
How popular is Kandy?
#13,204 girl name in 2025
6 baby girls were named Kandy in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
4,754living people named Kandy (est.)
58median age of people named Kandy
5,311babies named Kandy since 1880
1 in 552,557US babies born in 2025
Kandy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #13,204 for girls (▲ 268 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 6 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #16,413 in 2015 |
| Peak year | 1965 (193 girls) |
| Highest rank | #708 in 1965 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kandy 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.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Candy | 30 | 83% |
| Kandy | 6 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Kandy by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 275 | #1,011 |
| 1950s | 1,170 | #727 |
| 1960s | 1,674 | #708 |
| 1970s | 1,199 | #833 |
| 1980s | 505 | #1,502 |
| 1990s | 196 | #3,497 |
| 2000s | 178 | #4,976 |
| 2010s | 85 | #6,146 |
| 2020s | 24 | #12,201 |
Girl names about as popular as Kandy
Questions
- Is Kandy a boy or girl name?
- Kandy is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Kandy were girls.
- How popular is the name Kandy?
- 6 baby girls were named Kandy in the US in 2025, making it the 13204th most popular girl name.
- When was Kandy most popular?
- Kandy peaked in 1965, when 193 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #708 in 1965.
- How many people are named Kandy?
- 5,311 babies have been named Kandy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,754 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
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.