Kandi

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kandi by the numbers

Kandi was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 202 babies in 1981, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.

What we can tell you about Kandi

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kandi. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kanaiof the sea26 in the US (2017)
  • Kaniear; in hindu tradition associated with hearing5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kadijudge; Islamic legal official3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kendi13 in the US (2017)
  • Kardi8 in the US (2017)
  • Kaydi6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Kandi

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

  • Candysweet confection; a pet name from the common noun45 in the US (2017)
  • Candia form of candida, white or pure
  • Candiea form of candida, white or pure
  • Kandy

Names about as common as Kandi

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