Candida Name Popularity

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How popular is Candida?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Candida has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 687, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1971 with 222 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Candida was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Approximately during the years 1915-1919, 1942-1947, and 1966-1971, the name Candida took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1973-1977, 1978-1986, 1988-1991, and 1992-1995 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Candida be?

The popularity trend for Candida has been spiralling downward for a while. however, the number of children named Candida lately has remained about the same.

The name Candida is mostly unused and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Candida has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Candida (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--
2017		6	14,428
2016		< 5	--
2015		5	16,928
2014		7	13,318
2013		< 5	--
2012		6	15,317
2011		< 5	--
2010		6	15,302
2009		10	10,833
2008		5	18,035
2007		< 5	--
2006		10	10,733
2005		14	7,966
2004		8	11,812
2003		11	9,164
2002		9	10,381
2001		13	7,811
2000		15	6,864
1999		11	8,322
1998		17	5,851
1997		21	4,853
1996		16	5,822
1995		16	5,718
1994		29	3,713
1993		32	3,434
1992		43	2,784
1991		29	3,646
1990		40	2,860
1989		48	2,415
1988		42	2,546
1987		37	2,668
1986		33	2,853
1985		43	2,318
1984		54	1,922
1983		48	2,072
1982		64	1,739
1981		84	1,446
1980		97	1,309
1979		90	1,363
1978		101	1,230
1977		102	1,198
1976		149	886
1975		161	834
1974		139	909
1973		163	800
1972		169	798
1971		222	687
1970		95	1,196
1969		30	2,357
1968		27	2,366
1967		37	1,926
1966		17	3,051
1965		24	2,477
1964		35	2,015
1963		23	2,552
1962		29	2,219
1961		26	2,360
1960		26	2,317
1959		32	1,986
1958		28	2,120
1957		34	1,875
1956		34	1,837
1955		31	1,908
1954		42	1,563
1953		35	1,676
1952		27	1,938
1951		26	1,924
1950		30	1,734
1949		31	1,706
1948		27	1,825
1947		36	1,581
1946		16	2,402
1945		22	1,800
1944		11	2,786
1943		14	2,459
1942		11	2,837
1941		14	2,281
1940		8	3,250
1939		11	2,616
1938		14	2,242
1937		8	3,177
1936		11	2,542
1935		14	2,215
1934		11	2,586
1933		8	3,141
1932		14	2,252
1931		14	2,215
1930		24	1,620
1929		6	4,132
1928		20	1,908
1927		20	1,944
1926		23	1,782
1925		23	1,803
1924		26	1,684
1923		19	2,032
1922		13	2,631
1921		24	1,775
1920		12	2,749
1919		20	1,865
1918		18	2,046
1917		11	2,717
1916		11	2,688
1915		11	2,560
1914		10	2,289
1913		< 5	--
1912		9	2,000
1911		8	1,811
1910		7	1,966
1909		9	1,488
1908		9	1,456
1907		8	1,522
1906		5	1,990
1905		5	1,980
1904		< 5	--
1903		5	1,833
1902		< 5	--
1901		7	1,360
1900		7	1,594
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		< 5	--
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		< 5	--
1892		< 5	--
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.