Candi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAN-dee
- Origin
- English
Candi is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Candi mean?
English: spelling of Candy; pet form of Candace; also the English word for sweets
Candace comes from Kandake, the title of the queens of ancient Kush, mentioned in the Book of Acts.
Meaning borrowed from Candy. More on Wiktionary.
Is Candi a girl's or a boy's name?
Candi is a girls' name.
How popular is Candi in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 360 girls. It first appears in the records in 1944.
Half of all the girls named Candi in the US since 1880 were born between 1966 and 1982, the years shaded on the chart below.
Candi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 18 | #7,088 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 10 | #9,887 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11,319 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 55 | #2,317 |
| 1992 | 39 | #2,969 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1990 | 86 | #1,697 |
| 1989 | 127 | #1,241 |
| 1988 | 145 | #1,084 |
| 1987 | 142 | #1,075 |
| 1986 | 177 | #909 |
| 1985 | 177 | #898 |
| 1984 | 243 | #690 |
| 1983 | 241 | #706 |
| 1982 | 286 | #629 |
| 1981 | 308 | #596 |
| 1980 | 360 | #527 |
| 1979 | 245 | #692 |
| 1978 | 156 | #910 |
| 1977 | 197 | #764 |
| 1976 | 186 | #772 |
| 1975 | 176 | #793 |
| 1974 | 178 | #775 |
| 1973 | 203 | #716 |
| 1972 | 244 | #631 |
| 1971 | 261 | #636 |
| 1970 | 248 | #655 |
| 1969 | 205 | #694 |
| 1968 | 189 | #708 |
| 1967 | 145 | #833 |
| 1966 | 141 | #841 |
| 1965 | 146 | #822 |
| 1964 | 136 | #890 |
| 1963 | 194 | #737 |
| 1962 | 124 | #952 |
| 1961 | 135 | #922 |
| 1960 | 147 | #854 |
| 1959 | 125 | #935 |
| 1958 | 135 | #876 |
| 1957 | 124 | #917 |
| 1956 | 95 | #1,050 |
| 1955 | 61 | #1,291 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,343 |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,585 |
| 1952 | 41 | #1,504 |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,700 |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,719 |
| 1949 | 33 | #1,626 |
| 1948 | 44 | #1,385 |
| 1947 | 62 | #1,140 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,616 |
| 1945 | 17 | #2,059 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
Names like Candi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Candi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/candi, updated 20 October 2026.