Girls' name · since 1978
Candid
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 62 babies named Candid, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candid sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 62 recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candid has been recorded 62 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 1991.
- #32,438 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 62 born since 1978
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candid ranks #32,438 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 62 born since 1978, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,438 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 62
- born since 1978
- 1980s
- peak decade
Candid's 62 recorded births place it above 54.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Candid's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candid's full recorded timeline at 1981, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candid popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1991
- Peak year (1982)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Candid by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 68% of the file).
1980s was Candid's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Candid births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Candid's decade-level peak was the 1980s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Candid: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1978–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Candid 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 August 2026.