Boys' name · since 1880
Candido
Candido has 2,087 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,708 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,087
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,087 babies have been named Candido since 1880, making it today's #10708 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candido has been recorded 2,087 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #10708 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,223 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,708 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,087 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candido ranks #3,223 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,708 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,087 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,223 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,708 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,087
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Candido's 2,087 recorded births place it above 92.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Candido compares
2,087 Top 22% higher than 78% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Candido's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Candido | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,087 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Candido's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Candido's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Candido popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Candido by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (275 births, 13% of the file).
1960s was Candido's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Candido births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 94
1910s
94 births
- 1920s
1920s
165 births
- 1930s
1930s
152 births
- 1940s
1940s
137 births
- 1950s
1950s
180 births
- 1960s
1960s
275 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s
1980s
232 births
- 1990s
1990s
256 births
- 2000s
2000s
207 births
- 2010s 105
2010s
105 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 275 births (13% of all-time use).
How Candido compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Candido's total volume
Candido by state
Where Candido concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 229 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 219 | 10.5% |
| #3 | California | | 210 | 10.1% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 46 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.2% |
229 of 2,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Candido's data
- Candido's decade-level peak was the 1960s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Candidos (229 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candido: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Candido 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.