Given name & surname
Candid
Candid is a given name from Latin. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Candid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 62
- 0 boys · 62 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 14 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 6 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 104 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Candid’s family of names
In German usage, Candid has a diminutive in Can. In German usage, Candid has a related form in CANDIDUS. In German usage, Candid has a related form in KANDID.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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