Kandy
Kandy was the 14033rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 708th with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,739 places. More babies were named Kandy in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Candy) pet form of Candace · English, Meroitic
- Rank in 2025
- #14,033 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1965193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,311babies recorded
What does the name Kandy mean?
Kandy is a spelling of Candy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Candy's meaning and origin.
Candy is a pet form of Candace (and Candice), and it also suggests the English word candy, "sweets". Candace itself comes from the title kandake used for the queens of ancient Kush and mentioned in Acts 8:27. Wiktionary notes that Candice was influenced by a folk link with Latin candida, "white". Candy was most popular in the US in the 1950s and 1960s.
kdke (kandake) (Meroitic, “title of the queens of Kush”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Candace, Candice, Candi, Kandy.
See also: African names, names that mean king or queen.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Candy', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Candace', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Candice', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Candy (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Kandy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 5 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,033 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #7,058 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,065 | 23 |
| 1990 | #4,060 | 25 |
| 1980 | #1,507 | 79 |
| 1970 | #835 | 164 |
| 1960 | #744 | 188 |
| 1950 | #1,188 | 61 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kandy, counting every spelling?
Kandy is a spelling of Candy, a name family that had 36 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 36 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candy | 30 | #4,576 | 176 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kandy?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kandy (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kandy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kandy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kandy?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Kandy are alive today, with a median age of 58; half are between 49 and 66. That makes Kandy a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kandy by state
How common Kandy was among girls born in each state in 1963–1967, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.7×). In 28 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kandy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kandy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kandy
What does Kandy mean?
Kandy is a spelling of Candy, which means “pet form of Candace” (English, Meroitic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kandy?
Kandy was the 14033rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 708th with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,739 places. More babies were named Kandy in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Kandy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kandy in the US.
Where was Kandy most popular?
In 1963–1967, Kandy was most common in Ohio (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by Indiana and Michigan.