Is Candy a boy or girl name?
Candy is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 40 girls and 0 boys were named Candy, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 28,595 US babies named Candy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,758
- Babies named Candy since 1896
- 28,595
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,044 babies
Boys and girls named Candy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1930s | 5 | 90 | 94.7% |
| 1940s | 5 | 1,948 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,716 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 18 | 7,555 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 34 | 6,887 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 23 | 3,029 | 99.2% |
| 1990s | 10 | 1,273 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,133 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 624 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 182 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,758 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,774 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,393 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,177 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,939 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,462 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,255 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,444 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,293 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,185 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,974 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,708 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,317 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,328 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,959 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,494 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,951 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,792 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,736 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,857 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,798 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,861 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,783 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,629 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,590 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,225 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,658 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,641 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,449 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,579 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,985 | 146 | #1,205 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,265 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,195 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,033 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,288 | 199 | #948 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 219 | #850 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,433 | 223 | #816 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 219 | #799 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,036 | 218 | #778 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 241 | #715 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 321 | #573 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 365 | #521 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 388 | #516 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,402 | 397 | #505 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,001 | 438 | #481 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 502 | #418 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 505 | #409 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 531 | #394 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,752 | 557 | #371 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,373 | 647 | #341 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,158 | 661 | #333 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 748 | #311 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,023 | 857 | #293 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 835 | #318 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,044 | #281 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,347 | 1,015 | #278 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,755 | 755 | #316 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 581 | #377 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 655 | #353 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 709 | #341 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 715 | #353 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 765 | #342 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 751 | #346 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 782 | #336 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 827 | #327 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 990 | #285 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 884 | #303 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 869 | #312 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 840 | #306 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 494 | #396 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 438 | #414 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 375 | #445 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,809 | 300 | #485 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 254 | #520 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 272 | #489 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 290 | #473 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 365 | #414 |
| 1947 | 5 | #3,789 | 517 | #352 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 335 | #420 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 198 | #515 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 91 | #802 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 73 | #907 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,182 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,892 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,118 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,617 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,589 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,959 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,601 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,743 | 9 | #2,951 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,454 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,619 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,599 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,706 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,431 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,907 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,386 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,086 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,057 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,552 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,887 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,408 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,618 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Candy reached #2,755 in 1968. As a girl name, it reached #278 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Candy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.