Candus

KAN-duhs /ˈkændəs/
girl 2 syllables fading

Candus is a very rare variant of Candis that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Candus is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1991. Candus was first reported in SSA data in 1944 and peaked in 1953 (13 births).

About the name Candus

PronunciationKAN-duhs /ˈkændəs/
13peak births 1953
1944first in SSA data

Names similar to Candus

How popular is Candus?

Girls named Candus
1944195019601970198019901991
Girls named Candus per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1944–1991 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1991) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Candus total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19916—#11,721
19898—#8,872
198810—#7,200
19877—#8,907
19866—#9,722
198510—#6,524
19849—#6,880
198310—#6,282
198212—#5,581
19818—#7,490
19807—#8,273
197910—#6,243
19765—#9,469
19726—#7,384
19718—#6,067
19706—#7,157
19675—#6,914
19667—#5,325
19657—#5,344
19646—#6,089
19636—#5,954
19617—#5,357
19607—#5,227
19595—#6,359
19579—#4,243
19568—#4,502
195313—#3,128
19527—#4,537
19518—#4,058
19497—#4,282
19466—#4,495
19445—#4,644