Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Candida

Gender

Female

Origin

Latin
white, pure

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Candida

Pronunciation

c(a)-ndi-da, can-dida

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #691, 221 births); most recent 2017 (rank #14119, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #3908, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
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Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1971 (rank #606, 29 births); most recent 1981 (rank #1388, 9 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
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Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence