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Candy

girl name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1940s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

diminutive of Candice, or from the English word 'candy'

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1940s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Candy peaked in the 1940s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

75 people · the #50,418 first name in Brazil · median age 34

1970s1980s1990s

Among people named Candy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Candy

People given the name Candy in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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