Candy

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning sweet confection; a pet name from the common noun.

Babies a year
45
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Candy by the numbers

Candy was given to 45 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 1,044 babies in 1970, 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 Candy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)
  • Candia form of candida, white or pure
  • Cady24 in the US (2017)
  • Caseyvigilant or watchful267 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
  • Caidynbattle; a modern respelling of Caden43 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Candy

Names that are said the same way as Candy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Names about as common as Candy

DaryaJermiahChizaramDaliahFannieHennessyAmaiyahKeilyn

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