Recorded 1945–1994 Girls' name Peak 1961 187 births

Canda — girls' name

187 babies named Canda in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s541960s501970s321980s251990s5
1950s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Canda was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

16 babies were named Canda in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Canda

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Canda between 1945 and 1994, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Canda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Canda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Canda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Canda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Canda at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

187

Since 1945

50 years of records

Peak year

1961

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1945

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1994

Canda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1945

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1961)
16
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
05101520 19941981197219641958195419471945 6

Canda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
54 births that decade — 29% of Canda's all-time total
1940s211950s541960s501970s321980s251990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Canda?
187 babies have been named Canda since 1945. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1961 with 16 births.
When was Canda most popular?
Canda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Canda been used?
Canda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 50 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Canda?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Candace, Candice, Candy, Candi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1945–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.