Candi
Candi is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Candi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Candi is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Candi
American parents first put Candi on the record books as a baby girl name in 1944, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 360 Candis were born — ranking #527 that year. About 30% of every Candi on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Candi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 7K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Candi
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Candi. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Candi
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Candi
Candi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 7K births in the dataset. Candi's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #527. Use the chart and map above to compare Candi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.