Candido

Candido is a male given name: 99% of people named Candido are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

MaleMedium

Male 99%Female 1%

Candido · Cândido

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Spain, Portugal
Also spelled: Cândido
US births since 1880: 2,025 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Candido

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Candido," in English, "Guten Tag Candido," in German. Candido is a male given name: about 99% of people named Candido are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Candido,

German

Guten Tag Candido,

French

Bonjour Candido,

Spanish

Estimado/a Candido:

Chinese

Candido您好：

Japanese

Candido様

English

Hi Candido,

German

Hi Candido,

French

Salut Candido,

Spanish

Hola Candido,

Chinese

Candido你好：

Japanese

Candidoさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Candido by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
Spain	uncommon	man's name	98%
Portugal	rare	man's name	98%
Italy	rare	man's name	98%
Switzerland	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,025 male · 0 female · 2,025 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Candido a male or female name?

Candido is a male given name: 99% of people named Candido are men, and it is recorded as male in 5 of the 5 countries covered.

How do I address Candido in an email?

Is Candido a unisex name?

Candido is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Candido are men. Candido leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Candido a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/candido (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_candido,
  title  = {Is Candido a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/candido},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}