Recorded 1954–1991 Girls' name Peak 1988 87 births

Candies — girls' name

87 babies named Candies in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111980s641990s12
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Candies was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Candies in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Candies

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Candies between 1954 and 1991, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Candies currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Candies performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Candies shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Candies 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 87 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.

Candies at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

87

Since 1954

38 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1954

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1991

Candies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1954

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4681012 1991198919871985198319801954 5

Candies by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 74% of Candies's all-time total
1950s111980s641990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Candies?
87 babies have been named Candies since 1954. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Candies most popular?
Candies was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Candies been used?
Candies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 38 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Candies?
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, 1954–1991 (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.