Cándido is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “shining white.” In 2024 it was given to 8 boys in the United States.
Cándido belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “shining white” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cándido first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #829 in 1880, and in 2024 8 babies received the name — 2,081 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cándido means “shining white” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cándido is a boy name. In 2024, 8 babies received the name in the US.
Cándido comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Cándido first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #829 in 1880, and 8 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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