Candida
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning white, pure, or glowing.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Candida by the numbers
Candida was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 222 babies in 1971, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Candida. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean purity
Like Candida, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean white
Like Candida, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Ivorymade of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks512 in the US (2017)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Candida
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