Name meaning & stats
Candida
Candida means “shining white” (Spanish origin). 3,105 US babies since 1940, peak 1971.
What it means
“shining white”
SpanishWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 1971
3,105 US babies were named Candida between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Candida (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 84% of the family
- Candida 84%
- Candia 6%
- Canda 5%
- Kanda 5%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1971)