Girls' name · since 1945
Kandi
Since 1945, U.S. Social Security records show 5,547 babies named Kandi, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,547
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kandi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 5,547 have been recorded since 1945.
Kandi has 5,547 recorded births among girls since 1945, 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 1945 to 2018.
- #2,402 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,547 born since 1945
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kandi ranks #2,402 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,547 born since 1945, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,402 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,547
- born since 1945
- 1970s
- peak decade
Kandi's 5,547 recorded births place it above 96.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Kandi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kandi splits its recorded history at 1982: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 202 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kandi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–2018
- Peak year (1981)
- 202
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Kandi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,608 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Kandi's strongest decade.
1,608 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Kandi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 73
1940s
73 births
- 1950s 537
1950s
537 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,406 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,608 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,385 births
- 1990s 322
1990s
322 births
- 2000s 140
2000s
140 births
- 2010s 76
2010s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,608 births (29% of all-time use).
How Kandi 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 Kandi's total volume
Kandi by state
Where Kandi concentrates geographically, total births since 1945
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 454 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 390 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 224 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 223 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 179 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 145 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 130 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 130 | 2.3% |
454 of 5,547 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Kandi appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kandi's data
- Kandi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,608 total births); usage has since declined to 76 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kandis (454 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kandi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~73 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, 1945–2018 (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 Kandi 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.