Girls' name · since 1900
Candida
3,580 babies named Candida in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,580
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Candida is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,580 have been recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Candida recorded 3,580 times among girls since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2017.
- #3,202 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,580 born since 1900
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candida ranks #3,202 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,580 born since 1900, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,202 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,580
- born since 1900
- 1970s
- peak decade
Candida's 3,580 recorded births place it above 95.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Candida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Candida's full recorded timeline at 1958, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1903, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 222 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Candida popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2017
- Peak year (1971)
- 222
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Candida by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,392 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Candida's strongest decade.
1,392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Candida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s 105
1910s
105 births
- 1920s 186
1920s
186 births
- 1930s 129
1930s
129 births
- 1940s 190
1940s
190 births
- 1950s 320
1950s
320 births
- 1960s 274
1960s
274 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,392 births
- 1980s 550
1980s
550 births
- 1990s 254
1990s
254 births
- 2000s 95
2000s
95 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,392 births (39% of all-time use).
How Candida compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Candida's total volume
Candida by state
Where Candida concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 445 | 12.4% |
| #2 | California | | 310 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 217 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 57 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 57 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 50 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 40 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 29 | 0.8% |
445 of 3,580 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Candida appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Candida's data
- Candida's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,392 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Candidas (445 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1900–2017 (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 Candida 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.