First Name CANDY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CANDY is ranked as the 876th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 44,325.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 13.9 people named CANDY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CANDY is 26,248.
  • The SSA data also shows that CANDY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names CANDY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 44,325 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 876
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 26,248
  • National Rank 1,220
  • Percentile Rank 98.68%
  • Proportion/100k 8.23

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CANDY is 74.2% White, 8.8% Hispanic origin, 12.4% Black, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name CANDY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name CANDY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name CANDY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.2% 63.9% 10.3%
Hispanic origin 8.8% 16.3% -7.5%
Black 12.4% 12.3% 0.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CANDY is California where 4,274 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CANDY, as 37.53 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 31 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names CANDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,009 15.6 98.6% Indiana 1,539 23.32 98.1% Iowa 411 13.22 96.9% Kansas 612 21.07 95.8% Michigan 1,116 11.26 98.8% Minnesota 471 8.63 97.5% Missouri 658 21.98 96.7% Nebraska 420 22.35 94.7% North Dakota 129 17.4 86.6% Ohio 2,672 23.05 98.6% South Dakota 203 23.84 89.4% Wisconsin 613 10.65 97.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CANDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,009 15.6 98.6%
Indiana 1,539 23.32 98.1%
Iowa 411 13.22 96.9%
Kansas 612 21.07 95.8%
Michigan 1,116 11.26 98.8%
Minnesota 471 8.63 97.5%
Missouri 658 21.98 96.7%
Nebraska 420 22.35 94.7%
North Dakota 129 17.4 86.6%
Ohio 2,672 23.05 98.6%
South Dakota 203 23.84 89.4%
Wisconsin 613 10.65 97.7%
West State Statistics First-Names CANDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 159 21.62 87.1% Arizona 1,075 15.96 97.1% California 4,274 11.01 99.1% Colorado 702 13.11 96.7% Hawaii 259 18.24 95.8% Idaho 289 17.67 93.3% Montana 212 20.69 90.7% Nevada 459 16.15 95.6% New Mexico 355 17 93.3% Oregon 877 22.08 97.1% Utah 505 17.17 95.3% Washington 1,003 14.2 98.3% Wyoming 131 22.35 87.3%

West States
State stats for the first name CANDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 159 21.62 87.1%
Arizona 1,075 15.96 97.1%
California 4,274 11.01 99.1%
Colorado 702 13.11 96.7%
Hawaii 259 18.24 95.8%
Idaho 289 17.67 93.3%
Montana 212 20.69 90.7%
Nevada 459 16.15 95.6%
New Mexico 355 17 93.3%
Oregon 877 22.08 97.1%
Utah 505 17.17 95.3%
Washington 1,003 14.2 98.3%
Wyoming 131 22.35 87.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names CANDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 458 12.72 96.5% Maine 499 37.53 94.6% Massachusetts 803 11.9 97.0% New Hampshire 374 28.17 94.3% New Jersey 1,178 13.18 98.0% New York 1,495 7.57 98.7% Pennsylvania 1,795 14.03 98.5% Rhode Island 191 18.14 93.0% Vermont 161 25.65 93.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CANDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 458 12.72 96.5%
Maine 499 37.53 94.6%
Massachusetts 803 11.9 97.0%
New Hampshire 374 28.17 94.3%
New Jersey 1,178 13.18 98.0%
New York 1,495 7.57 98.7%
Pennsylvania 1,795 14.03 98.5%
Rhode Island 191 18.14 93.0%
Vermont 161 25.65 93.3%
South State Statistics First-Names CANDY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 890 18.36 97.4% Arkansas 666 22.46 96.6% Delaware 156 16.73 95.8% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.2% Florida 2,110 10.61 99.1% Georgia 1,659 16.43 98.6% Kentucky 1,018 23.06 97.2% Louisiana 797 17.14 97.0% Maryland 772 12.91 98.1% Mississippi 658 21.98 96.7% North Carolina 1,394 14.02 98.7% Oklahoma 1,054 27.19 97.3% South Carolina 814 16.85 97.3% Tennessee 1,708 26.08 98.4% Texas 3,561 13.21 99.1% Virginia 1,159 13.92 98.1% West Virginia 391 21.13 93.4%

South States
State stats for the first name CANDY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 890 18.36 97.4%
Arkansas 666 22.46 96.6%
Delaware 156 16.73 95.8%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 90.2%
Florida 2,110 10.61 99.1%
Georgia 1,659 16.43 98.6%
Kentucky 1,018 23.06 97.2%
Louisiana 797 17.14 97.0%
Maryland 772 12.91 98.1%
Mississippi 658 21.98 96.7%
North Carolina 1,394 14.02 98.7%
Oklahoma 1,054 27.19 97.3%
South Carolina 814 16.85 97.3%
Tennessee 1,708 26.08 98.4%
Texas 3,561 13.21 99.1%
Virginia 1,159 13.92 98.1%
West Virginia 391 21.13 93.4%
 

Full Names with CANDY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CANDY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named CANDY.

The most popular full name is CANDY Smith. 1.05% of all the people named CANDY have this family name.

There are 5609 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CANDY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 CANDY Smith 1.05%
2 CANDY Johnson 0.68%
3 CANDY Jones 0.64%
4 CANDY Williams 0.59%
5 CANDY Brown 0.52%
6 CANDY Miller 0.44%
7 CANDY Davis 0.43%
8 CANDY Anderson 0.32%
9 CANDY Hall 0.32%
10 CANDY Thomas 0.29%
11 CANDY King 0.28%
12 CANDY Clark 0.27%
13 CANDY Lee 0.26%
14 CANDY Wilson 0.26%
15 CANDY Adams 0.25%
16 CANDY Hill 0.25%
17 CANDY Young 0.25%
18 CANDY Garcia 0.24%
19 CANDY Rodriguez 0.24%
20 CANDY Wright 0.24%