Girls' name · since 1924
Candita
131 babies named Candita in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
131 girls have been named Candita since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Candita has 131 recorded births among girls since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1986.
- #24,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1924
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Candita ranks #24,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1924, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
Candita's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Candita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Candita splits its recorded history at 1974: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Candita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1986
- Peak year (1974)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Candita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (75 births, 57% of the file).
1970s was Candita's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Candita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 75 births (57% of all-time use).
Candita by state
Where Candita concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.6% |
6 of 131 births nationwide.
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What to do with Candita's data
- Candita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (75 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Canditas (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Candita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1924–1986 (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 Candita 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.