Total births
187
Girls' name · since 1945
Canda
Canda has 187 recorded births since 1945 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 187
- total births
- 1945–1994
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
Canda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 187 recorded since 1945.
Canda has 187 recorded births among girls since 1945, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1994.
- 187 total births
- 1945–1994 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 29% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
187 girls have been named Canda since 1945, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1994.
- 187
- total births
- 1945–1994
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 29%
- born in that decade
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.
Canda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Canda's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Canda at a glance
Last recorded 1994Peak year
1961
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1945
Canda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1994
- Peak year (1961)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Canda by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Canda's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Canda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 54 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Canda? ▼
Canda has been given to 187 babies in the U.S. since 1945, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 16 babies were born in 1961, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Canda since 1945 -- 50 years through the most recent 1994 data.
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.
What to do with Canda's data
- Canda's decade-level peak was the 1950s (54 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1945–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Canda: Baby Name Since 1945 - 187 Births, Peak 1961." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/canda. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Canda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.