Recorded 1975–1996 Unisex name Peak 1975 15 births

Kandia — unisex name

15 babies named Kandia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101990s5
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kandia was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

5 babies were named Kandia in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kandia

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Kandia between 1975 and 1996, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kandia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Kandia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 5 additional births since 1977.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kandia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kandia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kandia 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 15 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.

Kandia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

15

Since 1975

22 years of records

Peak year

1975

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1975

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1996

Kandia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1975

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1975)
5
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
5 199619771975 5

Kandia popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1977 (Kandia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1977 5

Kandia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Kandia's all-time total
1970s101990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kandia?
15 babies have been named Kandia since 1975. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1975 with 5 births.
When was Kandia most popular?
Kandia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Is Kandia a unisex name?
Yes, Kandia is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 15 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Kandia been used?
Kandia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 22 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Kandia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kandice, Kandace, Kandi, Kandy, 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, 1975–1996 (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.