The baby name Candida appears in baby name data for the United States from 1918 to 1997. It was most popular in 1971 with 155 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Candida has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1922 | 5 |
| 1923 | 10 |
| 1924 | 19 |
| 1925 | 18 |
| 1926 | 15 |
| 1927 | 10 |
| 1928 | 24 |
| 1930 | 10 |
| 1932 | 6 |
| 1935 | 7 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1938 | 6 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1943 | 7 |
| 1944 | 6 |
| 1945 | 6 |
| 1946 | 5 |
| 1947 | 9 |
| 1948 | 8 |
| 1949 | 13 |
| 1950 | 12 |
| 1951 | 9 |
| 1952 | 11 |
| 1953 | 14 |
| 1954 | 20 |
| 1955 | 19 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1957 | 18 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1959 | 25 |
| 1960 | 28 |
| 1961 | 7 |
| 1962 | 12 |
| 1963 | 11 |
| 1964 | 8 |
| 1965 | 8 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1970 | 36 |
| 1971 | 155 |
| 1972 | 86 |
| 1973 | 114 |
| 1974 | 78 |
| 1975 | 113 |
| 1976 | 76 |
| 1977 | 54 |
| 1978 | 34 |
| 1979 | 31 |
| 1980 | 27 |
| 1981 | 19 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 10 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1997 | 10 |