How Many People Are Named Candida?
people named Candida are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 119,421 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,580 babies named Candida in Social Security records from 1900 to 2017, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
222 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of CANDIDA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Candida in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Candida alive today is about 50 years old, and 74% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 43 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Candida first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1971, to 222 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2017.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2017
🏆 Rank History
Candida has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #686, in 1971.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #686 (1971) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #945 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Candida alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Candida were born in New York than in any other state: about 340 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Candida was given 3.8 times as often in New York, 2.1 times in California and 2.1 times in Texas.
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