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Girl name

Candi

100% girls · last recorded 2022

Candi has been given to about 7,356 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,892
Median age today50 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Candi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 360
  • Born in 20250
  • All time7,356

How popular is Candi?

Its best year was 1980, when 360 babies were given the name, ranking 527th. The typical living American called Candi is about 50 years old today.

Names that sound like Candi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kandi0.96
  2. Randi0.85
  3. Sandi0.85
  4. Mandi0.85
  5. Andi0.85
  6. Candy0.79
  7. Cindi0.78
  8. Candis0.78

Middle names for Candi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Candi Josephine0.84
  2. Candi Rose0.83
  3. Candi Marie0.83
  4. Candi Grace0.83
  5. Candi Jane0.83
  6. Candi Louise0.83

Sibling names for Candi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.81
  2. Georginasister · 0.79
  3. Jolenesister · 0.79
  4. Rockybrother · 0.79
  5. Shawnbrother · 0.74
  6. Bradleybrother · 0.73

Where Candi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Candi Reyes0.78
    2. Candi Nguyen0.78
    3. Candi Moore0.78
    4. Candi Lee0.78
    5. Candi Hall0.78
    6. Candi Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Candi

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.