Kandis

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Kandis is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Kandiş

• French given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Gabon

  Also written Kandiş, Kändis

• Greek given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece

  Also written Kandiş, Κανδής, Κανδης

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Kandis is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In iba, generic for trees, Garcinia sp., yielding edible fruit

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In zlm, tree yielding an acid fruit: Garcinia atrolineata

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In iba, fruit trees of Garcina spp.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In poz-wmp-pro, a tree: Garcinia sp.

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In btx, kind of tree

  as a word·Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (ACD), CLDF v2.0

• In Lithuanian, bite

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Kandis Wanaroonb. 1999THbadminton player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Kandis?

A machine transcription gives /kændɪs/ (IPA) for English.

Is Kandis a male or female name?

Kandis is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

In which country does Kandis have the most bearers?

Mondonomo estimates about 7.7 thousand people named Kandis in China, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled kandis.

Where is Kandis most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Kandis is densest in the United States — about 1 in 143 thousand people — even though China holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Kandis?

In the United States, the national register counted 2,331 people named Kandis in 2020, about 1 in 143 thousand residents.