NamesGirlK › Kandi
Girl name

Kandi

100% girls · last recorded 2018

Kandi has been given to about 5,547 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1981, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,206
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Kandi per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1981 · 202
  • Born in 20250
  • All time5,547

How popular is Kandi?

Its best year was 1981, when 202 babies were given the name, ranking 798th. The typical living American called Kandi is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Kandi

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Candi0.96
  2. Randi0.85
  3. Sandi0.85
  4. Mandi0.85
  5. Andi0.85
  6. Kandy0.79
  7. Brandi0.75
  8. Candy0.74

Middle names for Kandi

Ranked by flow score
  1. Kandi Catherine0.84
  2. Kandi Josephine0.84
  3. Kandi Rose0.83
  4. Kandi Marie0.83
  5. Kandi Grace0.83
  6. Kandi Jane0.83

Sibling names for Kandi

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.80
  2. Georginasister · 0.79
  3. Bridgetsister · 0.79
  4. Rockybrother · 0.78
  5. Barronbrother · 0.75
  6. Wadebrother · 0.74

Where Kandi is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

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

    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.