Kandy is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kandy means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kandy across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kandy has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kandy is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “glowing white”. A variant of Candy, from Candace.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,311 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kandy per year, United States (1944 to 2025). United States peaked in 1965 (193/yr).
Kandy is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1965, when it ranked #1,229 nationally (given to 193 babies that year).
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