Is Kandy a boy or girl name?
Kandy was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 5,305 US babies named Kandy were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #14,282
- Babies named Kandy since 1944
- 5,305
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 193 babies
Boys and girls named Kandy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 275 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,170 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,674 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,199 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 505 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 196 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 178 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 85 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,282 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,327 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,587 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,769 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,569 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,344 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,424 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,240 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,057 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,623 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,329 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,841 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,996 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,669 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,016 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,778 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,004 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,691 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,065 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,453 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,691 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,581 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,831 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,825 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,914 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,538 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,532 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,121 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,060 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,957 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,947 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,371 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,360 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,768 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,065 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,920 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,662 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,818 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,507 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,489 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,321 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,251 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,037 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,079 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 124 | #989 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 127 | #950 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 146 | #875 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 143 | #914 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,089 | 164 | #835 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 159 | #814 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 148 | #839 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 137 | #866 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 154 | #796 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 193 | #709 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 166 | #813 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 166 | #804 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 173 | #792 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 190 | #755 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 188 | #744 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 192 | #728 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 158 | #800 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 181 | #742 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 163 | #766 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 128 | #860 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,035 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,080 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,187 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,280 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,188 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,272 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,278 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,016 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,171 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,558 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,567 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kandy reached #5,089 in 1970. As a girl name, it reached #709 in 1965. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kandy
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.