Candy

Origin	Gender	Meaning
German	Girl	Bright / Sweet

Fun Facts about the name Candy

Backwards

Ydnac

Scrabble Score

11 points

Dictionary Definition

v. t. defined as: "To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to candy ginger."

Similar & Rhyming Names

CentehuaCho WintLucindyCintaCiannait

Popularity of Candy

Popularity Analysis

The name Candy first appeared in the social security administration database in 1943. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1969 when it reached rank #279. As of 1990, it ranked #946.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1990	946	Female	0.0097%
1989	850	Female	0.0110%
1988	816	Female	0.0116%
1987	797	Female	0.0117%
1986	781	Female	0.0117%
1985	714	Female	0.0131%
1984	573	Female	0.0178%
1983	521	Female	0.0204%
1982	516	Female	0.0214%
1981	505	Female	0.0222%
1980	480	Female	0.0246%
1979	418	Female	0.0291%
1978	409	Female	0.0307%
1977	396	Female	0.0322%
1976	371	Female	0.0354%
1975	341	Female	0.0415%
1974	333	Female	0.0422%
1973	311	Female	0.0481%
1972	294	Female	0.0531%
1971	318	Female	0.0477%
1970	282	Female	0.0570%
1969	279	Female	0.0575%
1968	316	Female	0.0442%
1967	377	Female	0.0339%
1966	354	Female	0.0373%
1965	340	Female	0.0389%
1964	353	Female	0.0365%
1963	342	Female	0.0385%
1962	346	Female	0.0370%
1961	335	Female	0.0377%
1960	327	Female	0.0398%
1959	287	Female	0.0475%
1958	303	Female	0.0428%
1957	312	Female	0.0415%
1956	306	Female	0.0408%
1955	395	Female	0.0247%
1954	415	Female	0.0219%
1953	445	Female	0.0194%
1952	485	Female	0.0159%
1951	520	Female	0.0137%
1950	489	Female	0.0155%
1949	472	Female	0.0165%
1948	413	Female	0.0210%
1947	352	Female	0.0283%
1946	420	Female	0.0207%
1945	515	Female	0.0148%
1944	802	Female	0.0067%
1943	907	Female	0.0051%

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