Candy
Meaning
"sweet confection"
Origin: Arabic via English
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,752
- Total SSA Count
- 40
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Candi
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"sweet confection"
Origin: Arabic via English
"manly, strong (Drew/Andrew root)"
Origin: Greek
Candy is more popular, ranked #3752 vs #30783 for Jreux.
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Candy is more popular, ranked #3752 compared to Jreux at #30783 in the United States.
Candy means "sweet confection" (Arabic via English origin). Jreux means "manly, strong (Drew/Andrew root)" (Greek origin).
Candy is primarily a girl name. Jreux is primarily a boy name.