Candy
About Candy
Too sugary sweet and inconsequential for a modern girl.
Pronounced KAN-dee.
As of October 2026, Candy ranked #4576 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #278 in 1969.
Editor's take: The name Candy is a girl's name of English origin meaning "white, pure, sincere".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,974 | 57 | 31.9 |
| 2015 | #3,185 | 52 | 29.1 |
| 2016 | #3,293 | 49 | 27.7 |
| 2017 | #3,444 | 45 | 26.1 |
| 2018 | #3,255 | 49 | 28.8 |
| 2019 | #3,462 | 45 | 26.8 |
| 2020 | #3,939 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #4,177 | 34 | 20.7 |
| 2022 | #4,393 | 32 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | #3,774 | 40 | 24.9 |
| 2024 | #3,758 | 40 | 24.7 |
| 2025 | #4,576 | 30 | 18.7 |
Similar names
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Candy on lists
Famous Candys
- Candy Darling (born James Lawrence Slattery)
American actress and Andy Warhol associate
- Carole Gene "Candy" Spelling
American author and TV personality; widow of producer Aaron Spelling
- Candace June "Candy" Clark
American actress
- Candy Alt Crowley
American news anchor
- Candy Barr (born Juanita Dale Slusher)
American model, actress and dancer
- Candy Jones (born Jessica Arline Wilcox)
American model and radio personality
- Candy Hsu
Taiwanese singer,songwriter and actress
- Candy Lo
Hong,Kong singer,songwriter
- Candy Chen
Taiwanese actress, singer and TV personality
- Candy Reynolds
American tennis player
- Candy Dulfer
Dutch saxophonist
- Candice Kathleen "Candy" Atherton
English politician
Candy in pop culture
- Candice (Candy) Patricia Westerman
main female character in Scarlett Avery’s book “Undeniable Fascination”.
- Candy Stoker
character on TV's "My Name Is Earl"
- Candy Kendall
character in movie "The Cider House Rules"
- Candy Christian
character in "Candy" by Maxwell Kenton and 1968 movie
- Candy Cho
character in the animated series Gravity Falls
- Candy Kong
ape in the Donkey Kong video game series
- Candice "Candy" Southern
character in Marvel's X,Men comics
- Candice Jean "Candy" Gennaro aka Sapphire
character in DC's Power Company comics
- DJ Candy
character in the MySims video game series
- Etta Candy
character in Wonder Woman comics
- Candy
male character in John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"
- Candy
character on animated series "Dave the Barbarian"
- Candy
character in anime "Smile PreCure!"
- Candy Caramella
character on animated series "Space Goofs"
- Candy Smiles
character on TV's "Cory in the House"
- Candice "Candy" White Audrey
main character in anime "Candy Candy"
- Candy
character in "Liar and Spy" by Rebecca Stead
- Candy
character in "Spring Breakers" by Harmony Korine
- "Candy
" novel by Kevin Brooks and its main character
- "Candy
" novel by Luke Davies, 2006 film, and its main character
- "Candy
" song by Robbie Williams
- "I Want Candy
" song by the Strangeloves
- "Candy
" song by Gavin DeGraw