Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Canda isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Canda through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 187
- 0 boys · 187 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 16 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 252 as a first name in 2020; 483 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Canda’s family of names
In Burmese usage, Canda is a Roman-alphabet rendering of စန္ဒာ. In Burmese usage, Canda is a transliteration of စန္ဒာ.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Canda, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
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>99% girls
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Karla
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>99% girls