The first name Candida
A girl’s name from Spanish meaning “shining white”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
Candida means “shining white” in Spanish.
From Spanish Cándida, Candida, from Latin Candida, from candida, feminine of candidus (“shining white”).
More names that mean white.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Candida last appeared in the official list in 2000, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Candida with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Candida at birth, 1880–2025
In 2017, 6 girls born in the United States were named Candida, the 14,485th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1971, when 222 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Candida
3 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Candida AlvarezAmerican visual artist (born 1955)
- Candida XuChinese Christian patron of late Ming and early Qing, 1607–1680
- Cándida MontillaFirst lady of the Dominican Republic, born 1962
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Questions
- What does the name Candida mean?
- Candida means “shining white” in Spanish.
- What is the origin of the name Candida?
- From Spanish Cándida, Candida, from Latin Candida, from candida, feminine of candidus (“shining white”).
- How popular is the name Candida?
- In 2000, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Candida, ranking 3,912th.
- Is Candida a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 3,580 US babies named Candida since 1880 were girls.
- When was Candida most popular?
- 1971 in the United States, when 222 babies were named Candida, its highest rank at 686th.