Is Candido a boy or girl name?

Candido is a boy’s name. Of the 2,087 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Candido

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Candido was most popular in 1996, when 38 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,117 that year. In 2025 it ranked #22,044, with 6 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,087 people named Candido.

Candido over time

Births per year. The dot marks Candido’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Candido a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Candido is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,087 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Candido

Where Candido is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org