Recorded 1945–2012 Girls' name Peak 1970 1,080 births

Kandie — girls' name

1,080 babies named Kandie in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s391950s1641960s2651970s2771980s2111990s802000s312010s13
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Kandie was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

40 babies were named Kandie in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kandie

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,080 babies named Kandie between 1945 and 2012, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kandie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kandie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Kandie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Kandie in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kandie 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 1,080 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.

Kandie at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,080

Since 1945

68 years of records

Peak year

1970

40 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1945

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2012

Kandie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1945

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1970)
40
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Kandie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
277 births that decade — 26% of Kandie's all-time total
1940s391950s1641960s2651970s2771980s2111990s802000s312010s13

Kandie by state

Where Kandie concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kandie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
20 1.9%
#2 Texas
10 0.9%
#3 Indiana
5 0.5%
#4 New York
5 0.5%
California share of Kandie's total US births 1.9%
Even split

20 of 1,080 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kandie?
1,080 babies have been named Kandie since 1945. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1970 with 40 births.
When was Kandie most popular?
Kandie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Kandie most popular?
The top states for the name Kandie are California (20 births), Texas (10 births), Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Kandie been used?
Kandie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 68 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Kandie?
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, 1945–2012 (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.