The baby name Candy appears in baby name data for the United States from 1941 to 2023. It was most popular in 1970 with 1,278 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Candy has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1942 | 10 |
| 1943 | 10 |
| 1944 | 37 |
| 1945 | 138 |
| 1946 | 286 |
| 1947 | 495 |
| 1948 | 281 |
| 1949 | 254 |
| 1950 | 275 |
| 1951 | 247 |
| 1952 | 318 |
| 1953 | 385 |
| 1954 | 464 |
| 1955 | 546 |
| 1956 | 973 |
| 1957 | 1,042 |
| 1958 | 1,068 |
| 1959 | 1,211 |
| 1960 | 1,037 |
| 1961 | 952 |
| 1962 | 939 |
| 1963 | 859 |
| 1964 | 865 |
| 1965 | 824 |
| 1966 | 772 |
| 1967 | 678 |
| 1968 | 927 |
| 1969 | 1,274 |
| 1970 | 1,278 |
| 1971 | 1,038 |
| 1972 | 1,019 |
| 1973 | 898 |
| 1974 | 775 |
| 1975 | 778 |
| 1976 | 599 |
| 1977 | 619 |
| 1978 | 569 |
| 1979 | 554 |
| 1980 | 478 |
| 1981 | 421 |
| 1982 | 373 |
| 1983 | 373 |
| 1984 | 302 |
| 1985 | 254 |
| 1986 | 175 |
| 1987 | 182 |
| 1988 | 221 |
| 1989 | 145 |
| 1990 | 119 |
| 1991 | 79 |
| 1992 | 65 |
| 1993 | 46 |
| 1994 | 38 |
| 1995 | 28 |
| 1996 | 48 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 42 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 44 |
| 2002 | 34 |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 47 |
| 2005 | 57 |
| 2006 | 64 |
| 2007 | 47 |
| 2008 | 75 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 39 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2023 | 17 |