Is Kandra a boy or girl name?

Kandra is a girl’s name. Of the 1,340 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Kandra

Recorded 1947–2013 · United States

Kandra was most popular in 1988, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,188 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,340 people named Kandra.

Kandra over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kandra’s peak in 1988. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kandra a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kandra is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,340 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were 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.

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