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Candido

/kæˈndidoʊ/ · 100% boys · 6 born in 2025

Candido has been given to about 2,087 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/kæˈndidoʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,548
Median age today46 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Candido per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1996 · 38
  • Born in 20256
  • All time2,087

How popular is Candido?

Its best year was 1996, when 38 babies were given the name, ranking 2190th. The typical living American called Candido is about 46 years old today.

Names that sound like Candido

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cairo0.62
  2. Camilo0.62
  3. Kairo0.59
  4. Aldo0.52
  5. Waldo0.52
  6. Amado0.52
  7. Arnoldo0.52
  8. Raymundo0.48

Middle names for Candido

Ranked by flow score
  1. Candido Paul0.85
  2. Candido Lee0.85
  3. Candido Dean0.84
  4. Candido Blake0.84
  5. Candido Bryce0.84
  6. Candido Wade0.84

Sibling names for Candido

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.83
  2. Santosbrother · 0.82
  3. Thaddeusbrother · 0.81
  4. Rudybrother · 0.79
  5. Laurelsister · 0.76
  6. Elisasister · 0.75

Where Candido is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Candido White0.80
    2. Candido Reyes0.80
    3. Candido Nguyen0.80
    4. Candido Lee0.80
    5. Candido Hill0.80
    6. Candido Hall0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Candido

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.