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“very white, luminous”
/\ˈkan.di.do\/ · Italian
01 / Meaning & origin
Candido is a masculine given name documented in Italian. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Candidus. Italian Wikipedia gives the meaning “very white, luminous”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Cándido (Spanish), Cândido (Portuguese)
Meaning: “very white, luminous”
From Latin Candidus.
02 / Across borders
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Published statistics
United States, 2025: 6 boys (rank 10695).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Candido
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 6 | 809 | observed |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | 6 | 1,421 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 5 | 2,544 | observed |
| 1913 | 13 | 1,497 | observed |
| 1914 | 9 | 2,271 | observed |
| 1915 | 14 | 1,968 | observed |
| 1916 | 13 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1917 | 10 | 2,562 | observed |
| 1918 | 11 | 2,543 | observed |
| 1919 | 13 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1920 | 6 | 3,815 | observed |
| 1921 | 15 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1922 | 24 | 1,545 | observed |
| 1923 | 15 | 2,123 | observed |
| 1924 | 21 | 1,727 | observed |
| 1925 | 10 | 2,755 | observed |
| 1926 | 19 | 1,787 | observed |
| 1927 | 10 | 2,703 | observed |
| 1928 | 16 | 1,960 | observed |
| 1929 | 29 | 1,312 | observed |
| 1930 | 14 | 2,079 | observed |
| 1931 | 17 | 1,770 | observed |
| 1932 | 12 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1933 | 23 | 1,405 | observed |
| 1934 | 14 | 1,932 | observed |
| 1935 | 17 | 1,708 | observed |
| 1936 | 18 | 1,587 | observed |
| 1937 | 15 | 1,828 | observed |
| 1938 | 15 | 1,818 | observed |
| 1939 | 7 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1940 | 17 | 1,680 | observed |
| 1941 | 13 | 1,997 | observed |
| 1942 | 16 | 1,799 | observed |
| 1943 | 13 | 2,074 | observed |
| 1944 | 10 | 2,309 | observed |
| 1945 | 12 | 2,009 | observed |
| 1946 | 18 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1947 | 11 | 2,356 | observed |
| 1948 | 10 | 2,443 | observed |
| 1949 | 17 | 1,820 | observed |
| 1950 | 21 | 1,615 | observed |
| 1951 | 13 | 2,135 | observed |
| 1952 | 15 | 2,010 | observed |
| 1953 | 16 | 1,958 | observed |
| 1954 | 12 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1955 | 17 | 1,902 | observed |
| 1956 | 25 | 1,568 | observed |
| 1957 | 24 | 1,634 | observed |
| 1958 | 19 | 1,838 | observed |
| 1959 | 18 | 1,916 | observed |
| 1960 | 29 | 1,486 | observed |
| 1961 | 34 | 1,368 | observed |
| 1962 | 30 | 1,423 | observed |
| 1963 | 24 | 1,628 | observed |
| 1964 | 32 | 1,384 | observed |
| 1965 | 19 | 1,806 | observed |
| 1966 | 37 | 1,237 | observed |
| 1967 | 20 | 1,758 | observed |
| 1968 | 22 | 1,695 | observed |
| 1969 | 28 | 1,526 | observed |
| 1970 | 31 | 1,523 | observed |
| 1971 | 34 | 1,466 | observed |
| 1972 | 32 | 1,508 | observed |
| 1973 | 20 | 2,036 | observed |
| 1974 | 23 | 1,934 | observed |
| 1975 | 22 | 2,065 | observed |
| 1976 | 12 | 3,095 | observed |
| 1977 | 18 | 2,458 | observed |
| 1978 | 23 | 2,068 | observed |
| 1979 | 24 | 2,104 | observed |
| 1980 | 23 | 2,213 | observed |
| 1981 | 25 | 2,086 | observed |
| 1982 | 25 | 2,111 | observed |
| 1983 | 23 | 2,208 | observed |
| 1984 | 24 | 2,159 | observed |
| 1985 | 20 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1986 | 27 | 2,096 | observed |
| 1987 | 22 | 2,468 | observed |
| 1988 | 25 | 2,367 | observed |
| 1989 | 18 | 3,205 | observed |
| 1990 | 33 | 2,170 | observed |
| 1991 | 24 | 2,753 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 2,999 | observed |
| 1993 | 24 | 2,865 | observed |
| 1994 | 20 | 3,326 | observed |
| 1995 | 24 | 2,923 | observed |
| 1996 | 38 | 2,183 | observed |
| 1997 | 20 | 3,455 | observed |
| 1998 | 17 | 4,019 | observed |
| 1999 | 34 | 2,560 | observed |
| 2000 | 25 | 3,299 | observed |
| 2001 | 24 | 3,512 | observed |
| 2002 | 26 | 3,349 | observed |
| 2003 | 18 | 4,426 | observed |
| 2004 | 20 | 4,264 | observed |
| 2005 | 15 | 5,278 | observed |
| 2006 | 20 | 4,520 | observed |
| 2007 | 27 | 3,793 | observed |
| 2008 | 22 | 4,395 | observed |
| 2009 | 10 | 7,692 | observed |
| 2010 | 16 | 5,478 | observed |
| 2011 | 15 | 5,675 | observed |
| 2012 | 6 | 10,770 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 9,655 | observed |
| 2014 | 9 | 8,130 | observed |
| 2015 | 10 | 7,491 | observed |
| 2016 | 11 | 7,157 | observed |
| 2017 | 9 | 8,140 | observed |
| 2018 | 16 | 5,540 | observed |
| 2019 | 6 | 10,803 | observed |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | 8 | 8,825 | observed |
| 2022 | 8 | 8,990 | observed |
| 2023 | 9 | 8,255 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 8,987 | observed |
| 2025 | 6 | 10,695 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Candido” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Brazilian painter (1903–1962)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
