Given name & surname
Candan
“a sincere man”
Candan is used as a given name and a surname. One Turkish interpretation is “a sincere man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Turkish interpretation is “a sincere man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Turkish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Candan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Candan’s family of names
Candan has a related form in Candon. Candan has a related form in Canden. Candan has a related form in Candin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Candan
- Candan ErçetinTurkish singer (born 1963)
- Candan DumanlıTurkish association football player (1939–2026)
- Candan YüceerTurkish physician and statesperson (born 1973)
- Candan TarhanTurkish association football player (1942–1989)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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